Shloka 7

सत्यप्रतिज्ञा-तपःसंवादः

Pārvatī’s Vow of Truth and the Dialogue on Her Tapas

Devanagari script

न कथ्यते त्वया मह्यं मित्रत्वं निष्फलम्भवेत् । यथा कार्य्यं तथा भावि कथनीयं सुखेन च

Transliteration

na kathyate tvayā mahyaṃ mitratvaṃ niṣphalambhavet | yathā kāryyaṃ tathā bhāvi kathanīyaṃ sukhena ca

Translation

หากพระนางไม่ตรัสบอก ข้าพเจ้ากับพระนางย่อมมีมิตรภาพอันไร้ผล ดังนั้นสิ่งที่ควรกระทำบัดนี้และสิ่งที่จะบังเกิดต่อไป ขอจงตรัสอย่างชัดเจนโดยง่ายเถิด

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध) (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (न-अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); negation particle (निषेध)

• kathyate: is told/said
• kathyate: Kriyā (क्रिया) (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (कथ्) (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive sense 'is told'

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण) (agent in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (त्वद्-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun 'by you'

• mahyam: to me
• mahyam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान) (recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mitratvam: friendship
• mitratvam: Karta (कर्ता) (subject of bhavet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitratva (मित्रत्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन)

• niṣphalam: fruitless
• niṣphalam: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय) (complement of bhavet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣphala (निष्फल-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

• bhavet: would become/might be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया) (main verb of clause)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू) (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ (लिङ्, Optative/vidhi), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (correlative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (यथा-अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); correlating adverb 'as/in the manner that'

• kāryam: the task/duty
• kāryam: Vishaya (विषय) (topic/standard)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (कार्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); 'what is to be done' (duty/task)

• tathā: so/accordingly
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण) (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा-अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); correlating adverb 'so/accordingly'

• bhāvi: to be done / that should happen
• bhāvi: Visheshana (विशेषण) (qualifier/predicate of kāryam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāvin (भाविन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); adjective 'to be/that will happen' (agreeing with implied 'kāryam')

• kathanīyam: should be told
• kathanīyam: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय) (injunctive predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kath (कथ्) (धातु) + anīya (अनीय)
• Form: Gerundive (अनीय-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); 'to be told/should be said'

• sukhena: easily/with ease
• sukhena: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण) (manner/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (सुख-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial instrumental

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च-अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); conjunction (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It upholds satya (truthful speech) and mutual trust as necessary supports for dharmic action; without openness, even a sacred relationship becomes spiritually unproductive.

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

Saguna Shiva worship in the Purana is sustained by sincerity and directness; just as devotion must be transparent before the Linga, counsel within the divine narrative must be spoken clearly to align action with Shiva’s will.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is truthful japa and prayer—speak your intention plainly before Shiva (e.g., with Om Namaḥ Śivāya), avoiding concealment, and proceed with dharmic clarity.