Shloka 25

पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities

Devanagari script

इत्थं सुवर्णिता लीला शिवायाः काचिदेव हि । अन्यलीलाम्प्रवक्ष्येऽहं शृणु त्वं प्रेमतो मुने

Transliteration

itthaṃ suvarṇitā līlā śivāyāḥ kācideva hi | anyalīlāmpravakṣye'haṃ śṛṇu tvaṃ premato mune

Translation

ดังนี้ ลีลาอันเป็นทิพย์ประการหนึ่งของพระศิวาได้พรรณนาไว้โดยงดงามแล้ว บัดนี้เราจักกล่าวถึงลีลาอีกประการหนึ่ง—โอ้ฤๅษี จงฟังด้วยความรักศรัทธา

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus, in this manner
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• सुवर्णिता: well-described
• सुवर्णिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-varṇita (कृदन्त; √varṇ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोग (past passive participle)

• लीला: divine play, sport
• लीला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: līlā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवायाः: of Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• काचित्: some, a certain
• काचित्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kācid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun used adjectivally)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Reason (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• अन्य-लीलाम्: another līlā
• अन्य-लीलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक) + līlā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (another + līlā)

• प्रवक्ष्ये: I shall narrate
• प्रवक्ष्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रेमतः: with affection, lovingly
• प्रेमतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prema (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Purely narrative transition: Sūta closes one līlā and announces another; no sthala/Jyotirliṅga anchoring.

Significance: Encourages śravaṇa-bhakti (loving listening) as a means of saṃskāra and inner purification.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Purāṇic method: sacred history is transmitted as līlā, to be received with prema (devotional love). In Shaiva understanding, loving attentiveness purifies the mind and makes the listener fit to grasp Śiva-tattva through narrative.

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

By inviting the sage to hear another līlā, the text reinforces Saguna-oriented devotion—approaching the Divine through names, forms, and narrated deeds. Such śravaṇa (hearing) supports Linga worship by strengthening bhakti and reverence for Śiva-Śakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śravaṇa with devotion—listening to Śiva-kathā with focused mind and love. As a takeaway, pair recitation/hearing with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize the teaching.