Shloka 3

पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा तद्रोदनं रम्यं गृहस्थास्सर्वयोषितः । जहृषुस्सम्भ्रमात्तत्रागताः प्रीतिपुरस्सराः

Transliteration

śrutvā tadrodanaṃ ramyaṃ gṛhasthāssarvayoṣitaḥ | jahṛṣussambhramāttatrāgatāḥ prītipurassarāḥ

Translation

ครั้นได้ยินเสียงร่ำไห้อันไพเราะนั้น สตรีทั้งปวงในเรือนต่างยินดีปรีดา; ด้วยความตื่นเต้นเร่งร้อนจึงพากันมาถึงที่นั่นทันที—ประหนึ่งความปีติเป็นผู้นำหน้า।

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having heard'

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (rodanaṃ qualifies)

• रोदनम्: crying; weeping
• रोदनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदन (प्रातिपदिक; √रुद् + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• रम्यम्: pleasant; charming
• रम्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (rodanaṃ)

• गृहस्थाः: householders
• गृहस्थाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वयोषितः: all women
• सर्वयोषितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-योषित् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + योषित्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (सर्वाः योषितः)

• जहृषुः: rejoiced
• जहृषुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सम्भ्रमात्: from excitement; due to agitation
• सम्भ्रमात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• आगताः: having come
• आगताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; 'having come' (qualifies implied people)

• प्रीतिपुरस्सराः: with joy in front; led by delight
• प्रीतिपुरस्सराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति-पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक; प्रीति + पुरःसर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (प्रीतिः पुरः यस्य)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It highlights how an auspicious sign in the divine narrative naturally awakens prīti (devotional joy) and draws people together—showing that the heart’s movement toward sacred presence is itself a mark of grace.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the verse reflects Saguna devotion: devotees are attracted by perceivable signs and emotions that arise around Śiva’s līlā, which then ripen into reverence and worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to cultivate prīti and attentive listening (śravaṇa) to sacred accounts—supporting mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a joyful, focused mind.