Shloka 30

कामभस्म-प्रार्थना: रत्याः शङ्करं प्रति विनयः / Rati’s Supplication to Śaṅkara regarding Kāma’s Ashes

Devanagari script

ततश्शम्भुर्वासगेहे वामे संस्थाप्य पार्वतीम् । मिष्टान्नं भोजयामास तं च सा च मुदान्विता

Transliteration

tataśśambhurvāsagehe vāme saṃsthāpya pārvatīm | miṣṭānnaṃ bhojayāmāsa taṃ ca sā ca mudānvitā

Translation

ต่อมา พระศัมภูในเรือนประทับ ได้ให้พระปารวตีประทับเบื้องซ้าย แล้วถวายอาหารหวานให้เสวย; พระนางก็ทรงเสวยด้วยความปีติ

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (temporal adverb)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वास-गेहे: in the dwelling/house
• वास-गेहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक) + गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः

• वामे: on the left side
• वामे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; 'on the left (side)'

• संस्थाप्य: having placed
• संस्थाप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; 'having seated/placed'

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मिष्ट-अन्नम्: sweet food
• मिष्ट-अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः — 'sweet food'

• भोजयामास: fed
• भोजयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्/भोजय् (धातु; √भुज् causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative) — 'made (someone) eat/fed'

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• मुदा-अन्विता: endowed with joy
• मुदा-अन्विता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √इ/अन्वि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः; विशेषणम् (सा)

Speaker

Sūta Goswāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It portrays Saguna Śiva’s grace in intimate, household form—Śiva honoring Pārvatī and nurturing her with affection—teaching that divine compassion and auspiciousness (śambhutva) are accessible through loving devotion, not only through austere metaphysics.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna upāsanā: devotees may worship Śiva not only as the formless Absolute but also as the compassionate Lord who shares divine companionship with Umā—an attitude that naturally deepens reverence for the Śiva-liṅga as the living presence of that same Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sevā-bhāva (devotional service): offer naivedya (pure food offering) to Śiva (often before the liṅga), then partake as prasāda while mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating gratitude and loving remembrance.