Shloka 13

पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities

Devanagari script

इत्थं कृत्वोत्सवं भूरि कालीं पश्यन्मुहुर्मुहुः । लेभे मुदं सपत्नीको बहुपुत्रोऽपि भूधरः

Transliteration

itthaṃ kṛtvotsavaṃ bhūri kālīṃ paśyanmuhurmuhuḥ | lebhe mudaṃ sapatnīko bahuputro'pi bhūdharaḥ

Translation

ครั้นจัดมหาเทศกาลอันอุดมแล้ว ภูธระ—แม้อยู่พร้อมภรรยาและมีบุตรมาก—ก็ได้เฝ้าดูกาลีครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า และบรรลุความปีติยิ่ง

Word by Word

• ittham: thus
• ittham: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; अव्ययभाव), expressing prior action

• utsavam: festival
• utsavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhūri: much, greatly
• bhūri: Pramāṇa (प्रमाण/degree)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūri (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Adverbial indeclinable (परिमाणवाचक अव्यय)

• kālīm: Kālī
• kālīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• paśyan: seeing
• paśyan: Karta (कर्ता as participial agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्) [present participle: paśyat]
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies subject (bhūdharaḥ)

• muhuḥ-muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ-muhuḥ: Kāla (काल/frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (पुनरुक्त-अव्यय), repetition indicating frequency

• lebhe: obtained/felt
• lebhe: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• mudam: joy
• mudam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sa-patnīkaḥ: together with his wife
• sa-patnīkaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक) + patnīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: पत्न्या सह = सपत्नीको; qualifies bhūdharaḥ

• bahu-putraḥ: having many sons
• bahu-putraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: बहवः पुत्राः यस्य (could be bahuvrīhi by sense, but form used adjectivally); qualifies bhūdharaḥ

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि—emphasis/concession)

• bhūdharaḥ: the mountain-king (Himālaya)
• bhūdharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūdhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Kali

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that devotional celebration (utsava) culminates in repeated darśana of the Divine (Kālī), and that such sustained contemplation naturally produces inner joy—an indicator of grace in saguna devotion within the Shaiva framework.

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

While the verse centers on Kālī (Shakti), it reflects a key Shiva Purana theme: the Supreme is approached through saguna forms and sacred observances. In Shaiva practice, Linga-worship and Devi-darśana both function as concrete supports for devotion that leads the mind toward the Lord’s highest reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests bhakti through utsava (festival worship) and repeated darśana—returning the mind again and again to the deity’s form. Practically, this can be paired with mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused visual contemplation during pūjā.