Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities

Devanagari script

मधोरनन्तपुष्पस्य चूते हि भ्रमरावलिः । विशेषसंगा भवति सहकारे मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

madhoranantapuṣpasya cūte hi bhramarāvaliḥ | viśeṣasaṃgā bhavati sahakāre munīśvara

Translation

முனீஸ்வரரே! இனிமை நிறைந்த எண்ணற்ற மலர்களைக் கொண்ட மாமரத்திலும் வண்டுகளின் கூட்டம் ஒரு தனித்த பக்தி-பற்று கொண்டு அங்கேயே கூடுகிறது—அதன் சிறப்பால் ஈர்க்கப்பட்டு।

Word by Word

• madhoḥ: of spring/nectar (madhu)
• madhoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana

• ananta-puṣpasya: of the endlessly-flowering (one)
• ananta-puṣpasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: anantaṃ puṣpam yasya/tat = 'having endless flowers' (as descriptor of tree/season)

• cūte: on the mango tree
• cūte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; locative ‘on/in the mango tree’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Prayojaka-nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निपात)

• bhramara-āvaliḥ: a swarm of bees
• bhramara-āvaliḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhramara (प्रातिपदिक) + āvali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: bhramarāṇām āvaliḥ = 'a row/swarm of bees'

• viśeṣa-saṃgā: special attachment
• viśeṣa-saṃgā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgā/saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: viśeṣaḥ saṃgaḥ = 'special attachment/association'

• bhavati: becomes/is
• bhavati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• sahakāre: in the mango tree
• sahakāre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahakāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; locative ‘in/at the mango tree’

• munīśvara: O lord of sages
• munīśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: munīnām īśvaraḥ = 'lord of sages'

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It uses a nature-analogy to show that the heart naturally forms “special attachment” to what is truly excellent; in Shaiva Siddhanta this points to directing one’s saṅga toward Pati (Shiva) rather than transient worldly sweetness.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Just as bees choose the nectar-rich blossoms, devotees are taught to choose Saguna Shiva—especially the Linga as an accessible focus—so the mind gathers repeatedly at one sacred support and matures into steady devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice single-pointed japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with regular Linga-darśana/abhisheka, returning the mind again and again to Shiva like bees returning to nectar.