Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्

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Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । पार्वतीवचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य जगदीश्वरः । उवाच देवानाहूय मुनींश्चापि मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

brahmovāca | pārvatīvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasya jagadīśvaraḥ | uvāca devānāhūya munīṃścāpi munīśvara

Translation

برہما نے کہا—پاروتی کے کلمات سن کر جگدیشور (شیو) مسکرا اٹھے۔ پھر مُنیوں کے سردار اس پروردگار نے دیوتاؤں اور رشیوں کو بلا کر فرمایا۔

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; of उवाच)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (speaker tag)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• पार्वती: of Pārvatī
• पार्वती: सम्बन्ध (possessor within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे पूर्वपद (in compound; genitive relation)

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; with श्रुत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having heard’

• प्रहस्य: having laughed
• प्रहस्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+√हस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having laughed’

• जगदीश्वरः: Lord of the world
• जगदीश्वरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of the world)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: कर्म (Karma/Object; of आहूय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• आहूय: having called
• आहूय: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+√ह्वा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having summoned/called’

• मुनीन्: sages
• मुनीन्: कर्म (Karma/Object; of आहूय, understood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘also’

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Devas
• Munis

FAQs

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

Śiva’s smile signifies compassionate mastery (pati-tattva): He responds to Pārvatī not with agitation but with serene, gracious authority, guiding the cosmos through dharma by addressing devas and sages.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva as Jagadīśvara—personally accessible, responsive, and directive. Such narrative portrayals support devotional worship where the Lord is approached as a living, gracious presence, as in Liṅga-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to cultivate śiva-smaraṇa with calmness and reverence: before japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), one may invoke Śiva as Jagadīśvara and mentally assemble the inner ‘devas and sages’ (senses and higher faculties) into focused attention.