Shloka 6

पार्वत्याः पितृगृहगमनं तथा मङ्गलस्वागतम् | Pārvatī’s Return to Her Father’s House and the Auspicious Welcome

Devanagari script

पुरोहितश्च पौराश्च सख्यश्चैवाप्यनेकशः । सम्वन्धिनस्तथान्ये च सर्वे ते च समाययुः

Transliteration

purohitaśca paurāśca sakhyaścaivāpyanekaśaḥ | samvandhinastathānye ca sarve te ca samāyayuḥ

Translation

ปุโรหิตประจำตระกูล ชาวเมือง มิตรสหายมากมาย ตลอดจนญาติและผู้อื่นทั้งหมด—ล้วนมาชุมนุมพร้อมกัน ณ ที่นั้น

Word by Word

• पुरोहितः: the priest
• पुरोहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• पौराः: townsmen/citizens
• पौराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सख्यः: friends
• सख्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (सखयः/सख्यः वैदिक/छान्दस)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic/only)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• अनेकशः: in many ways / in great numbers
• अनेकशः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• सम्बन्धिनः: relatives/connected persons
• सम्बन्धिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘they’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• समाययुः: assembled/came together
• समाययुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘they came together/assembled’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic harmony: when sacred events connected to Śiva’s divine narrative unfold, society—priests, citizens, friends, and relatives—unites to support righteous action, reflecting devotion expressed through collective participation.

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

Though not naming the Liṅga directly, it reflects Saguna-Śiva devotion through visible, communal observance of rites and auspicious gatherings—an outer expression that supports inner bhakti and reverence for Śiva’s manifest līlā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies orderly participation in Vedic/Śaiva rites under a purohita; as a takeaway, one may accompany such occasions with Śiva-smaraṇa and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a supportive devotional practice.