Shloka 4

काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva

Devanagari script

हिमगिरिरुवाच । भगवंस्तनया मे त्वां सेवितुं चन्द्रशेखरम् । समुत्सुका समानीता त्वदाराधनकांक्षया

Transliteration

himagiriruvāca | bhagavaṃstanayā me tvāṃ sevituṃ candraśekharam | samutsukā samānītā tvadārādhanakāṃkṣayā

Translation

ہِمگِری نے کہا— اے بھگوان چندرشیکھر! میری بیٹی آپ کی سیوا کرنے کے لیے نہایت مشتاق ہے؛ آپ کی آرادھنا کی خواہش ہی سے اسے یہاں لایا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• हिमगिरिः: Himālaya (the snow-mountain)
• हिमगिरिः: Karta (कर्ता/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—हिमस्य गिरिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• तनया: daughter
• तनया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सेवितुम्: to serve, to worship
• सेवितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Infinitive/तुमन्त), ‘सेवितुं’ = to serve/worship

• चन्द्रशेखरम्: Candraśekhara (Śiva)
• चन्द्रशेखरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—चन्द्रः शेखरे यस्य/चन्द्र-शेखरः (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-प्राय)

• समुत्सुका: eager, very desirous
• समुत्सुका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• समानीता: (she was) brought
• समानीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle/कृदन्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘समानीता’ = brought/led (by someone)

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• आराधनकाङ्क्षया: by the desire to worship (you)
• आराधनकाङ्क्षया: Hetu (हेतु/निमित्त)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन + काङ्क्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—आराधनस्य काङ्क्षा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Himagiri (Himalaya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himagiri

FAQs

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

It presents pure bhakti as an inner compulsion: Parvati’s eagerness to serve and worship Shiva shows the soul’s turning toward Pati (the Lord) as the liberating refuge, a central Shaiva Siddhanta orientation.

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

The verse emphasizes saguna-upasana—approaching Shiva as Candraśekhara with loving service. Such devotion naturally expresses itself through Shiva-ārādhana, commonly performed through Linga worship with mantra, offerings, and reverent attendance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is Shiva-ārādhana with sevā-bhāva: daily worship of Shiva (often the Linga) while repeating the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” supported by simple disciplines like vibhuti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrāksha where appropriate.