Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

मेनायास्तनया देवी पार्वती जगदम्बिका । भविष्यति प्रिया शम्भोस्तपः कृत्वा सुदुस्सहम्

Transliteration

menāyāstanayā devī pārvatī jagadambikā | bhaviṣyati priyā śambhostapaḥ kṛtvā sudussaham

Translation

พระนางปารวตี ธิดาของเมนา ผู้เป็นชคทัมพิกา มารดาแห่งสรรพโลก จะทรงทำตบะอันยากยิ่ง แล้วจักเป็นที่รักของพระศัมภู.

Word by Word

• menāyāḥ: of Menā
• menāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti, Ekavacana

• tanayā: daughter
• tanayā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; apposition to ‘tanayā/pārvatī’

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• jagat-ambikā: Mother of the world
• jagat-ambikā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + ambikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘jagataḥ ambikā’

• bhaviṣyati: will become/will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ lakāra (Simple Future), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• priyā: beloved
• priyā: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधानविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; predicate adjective to subject (Pārvatī)

• śambhoḥ: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti, Ekavacana

• tapaḥ: austerity; penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having done/performed’

• su-dus-saham: very difficult to endure
• su-dus-saham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + dus (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + saha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; adjective qualifying ‘tapaḥ’; karmadhāraya/intensified: ‘very hard-to-bear’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that union with Śiva (Pati) is attained through steadfast tapas and bhakti, culminating in Śiva’s grace; Pārvatī embodies the soul’s unwavering discipline directed toward the Supreme Lord.

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

By presenting Śambhu as the personal Lord who responds to devotion, it supports Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—where focused austerity, mantra, and worship mature into divine favor.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse highlights tapas: a disciplined vrata with japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with simple, pure living and regular Śiva-pūjā as the practical takeaway.