Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

जीविते मम नाथे हि पार्वत्या प्रियया सह । सुविहारः प्रपूर्णश्च भविष्यति न संशयः

Transliteration

jīvite mama nāthe hi pārvatyā priyayā saha | suvihāraḥ prapūrṇaśca bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ตราบใดที่นาถะของข้ายังทรงพระชนม์อยู่ พร้อมด้วยพระนางปารวตีผู้เป็นที่รัก ความรื่นรมย์อันเป็นมงคลในชีวิตของเราย่อมสมบูรณ์—ปราศจากข้อสงสัยใดๆ

Word by Word

• jīvite: while (he) is alive / in (his) life
• jīvite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); locative absolute sense with nāthe

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• nāthe: in (my) lord/husband
• nāthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); with jīvite forming locative absolute

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात); emphasis/indeed

• pārvatyā: with Pārvatī
• pārvatyā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• priyayā: beloved
• priyayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying pārvatyā

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Postposition/indeclinable (सह-अव्यय) governing instrumental

• suvihāraḥ: excellent enjoyment/pleasure
• suvihāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-vihāra (प्रातिपदिक; सु + विहार)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• prapūrṇaḥ: fully complete
• prapūrṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक; प्र + पूर्ण)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective of suvihāraḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not / no
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used idiomatically with na

Speaker

Lord Shiva (speaking in the Parvati Khanda narrative context about life with beloved Pārvatī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights the auspicious completeness (pūrṇatā) that arises when Pati (Shiva) and Śakti (Pārvatī) are united—signifying harmony, dharma, and grace that supports spiritual progress even within worldly life.

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

It points to Saguna Shiva as the living, gracious Lord who shares divine play with Śakti; Linga worship honors this compassionate Pati who bestows well-being and inner fullness, reflecting the inseparable Shiva–Shakti principle.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Shiva–Shakti upāsanā: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with respectful household dharma and (where customary) Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of auspiciousness and steadiness.