Shloka 17

पार्वत्याः पितृगृहगमनं तथा मङ्गलस्वागतम् | Pārvatī’s Return to Her Father’s House and the Auspicious Welcome

Devanagari script

इति सर्वे सुप्रशंस्य प्रणेमुस्तां प्रहर्षिताः । चन्दनैः सुप्रसूनैश्च समानर्चुश्शिवां मुदा

Transliteration

iti sarve supraśaṃsya praṇemustāṃ praharṣitāḥ | candanaiḥ suprasūnaiśca samānarcuśśivāṃ mudā

Translation

یوں سب نے اُس مبارک دیوی شِوَا (پاروتی) کی بہت تعریف کی اور خوشی سے سجدۂ تعظیم کیا۔ پھر چندن اور عمدہ پھولوں سے سب نے مل کر شادمانی کے ساتھ اُن کی پوجا کی۔

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• su-praśaṃsya: having praised well
• su-praśaṃsya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: su (अव्यय) + pra-√śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund/absolutive) from pra-√śaṃs with intensifier su-; ‘having praised well’

• praṇemuḥ: bowed down
• praṇemuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• praharṣitāḥ: delighted
• praharṣitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: कृत-प्रत्ययान्तं (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; भाववाचकः (being delighted)

• candanaiḥ: with sandalwood
• candanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• su-prasūnaiḥ: with fine flowers
• su-prasūnaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (अव्यय) + prasūna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (sundarāṇi prasūnāni)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• samānarcuḥ: worshipped
• samānarcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√arc (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• śivām: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• śivām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; भाववाचक-करणम् (with joy)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed through praise, humility (praṇāma), and joyful worship of Śivā—Pārvatī as Shiva’s inseparable Śakti—showing that reverence to the Divine Mother supports grace and auspiciousness on the path to liberation.

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

In Shaiva practice, Saguna worship honors Shiva together with His Śakti; worshipping Pārvatī as “Śivā” complements Liṅga-worship by recognizing the complete divine reality—Pati (Shiva) with His power (Śakti)—through concrete offerings like sandal and flowers.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple pūjā pattern is implied: offer fragrant sandal paste and fresh flowers with a joyful, surrendered mind, accompanied by salutations (namaskāra); one may pair it with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and respectful remembrance of Pārvatī as Śiva’s Śakti.