Shloka 31

पूर्वगतिवर्णनम् (Pūrvagati-varṇana) — “Description of the Prior Course / Earlier Lineage Account”

Devanagari script

मेनका योगिनी पत्या पार्वत्याश्च वरेण च । तेन देहेन कैलासं गमिष्यति परम्पदम्

Transliteration

menakā yoginī patyā pārvatyāśca vareṇa ca | tena dehena kailāsaṃ gamiṣyati parampadam

Translation

భర్త యొక్క యోగబలముచేతను, పార్వతీదేవి వరప్రసాదముచేతను మేనకా సిద్ధయోగినిగా మారి, అదే దేహంతో కైలాసం అనే పరమపదమునకు గమించును.

Word by Word

• मेनका: Menakā
• मेनका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेनका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• योगिनी: (as) a yoginī
• योगिनी: Visheshya (विशेष्य/Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-विशेषणरूपेण (in apposition)

• पत्या: with/through (her) husband
• पत्या: Sahakari (सहकारी/Associate; instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पार्वत्या: with/through Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Sahakari (सहकारी/Associate; instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• वरेण: by a boon
• वरेण: Karana (करण/Instrument; ‘by boon’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देहेन: with that body
• देहेन: Karana (करण/Instrument; means/condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गमिष्यति: will go
• गमिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परम्पदम्: the supreme abode
• परम्पदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम्पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—परं पदम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kailāsa/Himālaya complex is the archetypal Śiva-abode; Kedāra as Himalayan jyotirliṅga embodies the same ascent-to-abode motif. Menakā’s ‘going with that very body’ mirrors the kṣetra-idea of attaining higher states through Śiva’s grace in the Himalayan sphere.

Significance: Associated with liberation-oriented tapas and the ideal of attaining Śiva’s realm through grace (anugraha), beyond ordinary post-mortem limitation.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Menaka

FAQs

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

It highlights liberation through divine grace (Pārvatī’s boon) supported by yogic merit, culminating in attainment of Kailāsa—symbolic of the soul reaching the Lord’s supreme state by anugraha.

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

Kailāsa and Pārvatī’s boon point to Saguna Śiva’s compassionate accessibility: through devotion and right practice, the Lord’s household form bestows upliftment and final attainment, which Linga-worship traditionally embodies as focused devotion to Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies steadfast yoga supported by bhakti and grace; as a practical takeaway, Shaiva practice commonly includes japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined meditation dedicated to Śiva and Pārvatī.