Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्

Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा गिरिजा सा हि गिरीश्वरसुता मुने । विरराम शिवं दध्यो निर्विकारेण चेतसा

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ityuktvā girijā sā hi girīśvarasutā mune | virarāma śivaṃ dadhyo nirvikāreṇa cetasā

Translation

برہما نے کہا—اے منی! یوں کہہ کر گِریشور کی بیٹی گِرجا خاموش ہو گئی اور بےتغیر، ثابت دل سے شیو کا دھیان کرنے لگی۔

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधन-प्रस्तावना (speaker tag)

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

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

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/absolutive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having done earlier)

• गिरिजा: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• गिरीश्वरसुता: daughter of the Lord of the mountain (Himavān)
• गिरीश्वरसुता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to गिरिजा/सा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + ईश्वर + सुता (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गिरीश्वरस्य सुता)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• विरराम: ceased, stopped
• विरराम: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दध्यौ: meditated (upon)
• दध्यौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निर्विकारेण: with an unperturbed
• निर्विकारेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying चेतसा)

• चेतसा: mind
• चेतसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Meditative turn: after speaking, Girijā becomes silent and contemplates Śiva with nirvikāra-cetas—an archetypal yogic posture rather than a locale-specific legend.

Significance: Encourages dhyāna as inner pilgrimage: steadiness (nirvikāratā) is portrayed as the immediate vessel for receiving Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Girijā (Pārvatī)

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva ideal of nirvikāra-cetas—an undisturbed mind—through which devotion matures into steady contemplation of Pati (Śiva), making the heart fit for grace and liberation.

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

Parvatī’s inward dhyāna mirrors external upāsanā: the devotee first focuses on Śiva in a revered form (Saguna—such as the Liṅga) and then stabilizes awareness until the mind rests solely in Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is Shiva-dhyāna with mental steadiness—supporting practices include japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and silent meditation after worship, aiming for a calm, unshaken mind.