Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 53

दुर्गोपवीत-रचना तथा शिवामलङ्कारोत्सवः | The Making of the Durgopavīta and Pārvatī’s Auspicious Adornment Festival

Devanagari script

एवं परस्परं तौ वै पार्व्वतीपरमेश्वरौ । अर्चयन्तौ तदानीञ्च शुशुभाते जगन्मयौ

Transliteration

evaṃ parasparaṃ tau vai pārvvatīparameśvarau | arcayantau tadānīñca śuśubhāte jaganmayau

Translation

یوں اُس وقت پاروتی اور پرمیشور باہمی ادب کے ساتھ ایک دوسرے کی ارچنا کرتے رہے؛ اور چونکہ وہ جگت کے مجسم تھے، اس لیے عظیم جلال سے درخشاں ہوئے۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• परस्परम्: mutually
• परस्परम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् अव्यय (reciprocal adverb)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ: Pārvatī and Parameśvara
• पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती + परमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (पार्वती च परमेश्वरः च)

• अर्चयन्तौ: worshipping
• अर्चयन्तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक-कर्तरि-शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; (the two who are worshipping)

• तदानीम्: at that time
• तदानीम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (at that time)

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

• शुशुभाते: shone (the two shone)
• शुशुभाते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन

• जगन्मयौ: pervaded by / consisting of the universe
• जगन्मयौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जगन्मयः = जगत्-मयः, ‘consisting of the universe’)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva ideal that the Divine is not distant: Śiva and Pārvatī, as the all-pervading reality (jaganmaya), reveal that true worship culminates in recognizing the Lord’s presence in all—where devotion and grace mirror each other.

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

The verse emphasizes arcana (worship) in a personal, Saguna mode—seeing Parameśvara as approachable and radiant. Linga-worship similarly trains the devotee to honor the Supreme in a concrete form while realizing His cosmic pervasion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mutual reverence through daily Śiva-pūjā: offer water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating the attitude that the Lord and His Śakti pervade the entire world.