Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने

Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा मुनयस्सर्वे दत्त्वा ते गिरये मुदा । पुष्पाणि फलयुक्तानि प्रत्ययं चक्रिरे तदा

Transliteration

ityuktvā munayassarve dattvā te giraye mudā | puṣpāṇi phalayuktāni pratyayaṃ cakrire tadā

Translation

یوں کہہ کر سب رشیوں نے خوشی سے اس پہاڑ کو پھلوں سمیت پھول نذر کیے؛ اور اسی وقت انہوں نے اپنے عزم کی تصدیق کے لیے یقین کی نشانی قائم کی۔

Word by Word

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

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), धातु: वच्; ‘उक्त्वा’ = ‘कथयित्वा’

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), धातु: दा; ‘दत्त्वा’ = ‘दत्त्वा/प्रदाय’

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन (enclitic)

• गिरये: to the mountain
• गिरये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; भाववाचक-करणे

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• फलयुक्तानि: accompanied with fruits
• फलयुक्तानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘फलैः युक्तानि’ = fruit-accompanied)

• प्रत्ययम्: assurance, proof
• प्रत्ययम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• चक्रिरे: they made, they produced
• चक्रिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Sages
• Mountain (Giri)

FAQs

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

It highlights that devotion is validated by inner conviction (pratyaya) expressed through simple, sattvic offerings; such faith-oriented worship supports the Shaiva Siddhanta path of approaching Pati (Shiva) through bhakti and right intent.

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

Flowers and fruits are classic upachāras offered to Saguna Shiva (including the Linga) as tangible acts of reverence; the verse emphasizes that the offering’s power lies in pratyaya—firm trust and devotional assent—rather than mere material display.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform simple pūjā with flowers and fruits while sustaining pratyaya (steady devotional certainty); accompany it with mental japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to align offering, mind, and intention.