Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra

Indra

Devanagari script

तत्समीपे च देवाथ पार्वती स्वसखीयुता । सेवमाना तिष्ठतीति पित्राज्ञप्ता मया श्रुतम्

Transliteration

tatsamīpe ca devātha pārvatī svasakhīyutā | sevamānā tiṣṭhatīti pitrājñaptā mayā śrutam

Translation

اے معبود! اُس کے قریب ہی پاروتی اپنی سہیلیوں کے ساتھ خدمت میں کھڑی رہتی ہے—میں نے سنا ہے کہ یہ بات اُس کے والد کے حکم کے طور پر مجھے بتائی گئی تھی۔

Word by Word

• तत्: of him/that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समास-पूर्वपदत्वे (तस्य)

• समीपे: near
• समीपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• देव: O god (sir)
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable indicating sequence)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वसखी-युता: accompanied by her own friend(s)
• स्वसखी-युता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वसखी + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्वा सखी यस्या/स्वसख्याः युता); विशेषणम् (पार्वती-विशेषण)

• सेवमाना: serving/attending
• सेवमाना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle), आत्मनेपदी; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (पार्वती)

• तिष्ठति: stands/remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• पित्रा: by (my) father
• पित्रा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• आज्ञप्ता: commanded/ordered
• आज्ञप्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मया-विशेषणम् (अहं आज्ञप्ता)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥ (कर्ता/agent of hearing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया, एकवचन

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोगः—मया श्रुतम् (I heard)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: The Himālaya setting evokes Śiva’s mountain-abode; Pārvatī’s devoted attendance near the tapasvin Lord mirrors the Kedāra ideal of approaching Śiva through service, endurance, and proximity to the sacred mountain presence.

Significance: Model of sevā-bhakti: serving and staying near the Lord is itself a means of inner purification and readiness for Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed as sevā (reverent service). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such humble attendance refines the soul (paśu), loosening bonds (pāśa) and turning the heart toward Pati—Shiva—through disciplined devotion.

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

Serving and standing in attendance reflects saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Shiva with form and attributes—where worship is embodied through presence, service, and reverence, the same spirit that underlies Linga-pūjā (offering, attendance, and steadfastness).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is sevā with steadiness: daily Shiva worship with simple, consistent service—cleaning the shrine, offering water, and japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—performed with humility like an attendant before the Lord.