Shloka 54

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny

Devanagari script

सिंहासनन्तु किन्त्वस्याश्शैलराज भवेदतः । शम्भोरूरौ सदैतस्या आसनं तु भविष्यति

Transliteration

siṃhāsanantu kintvasyāśśailarāja bhavedataḥ | śambhorūrau sadaitasyā āsanaṃ tu bhaviṣyati

Translation

اے شَیل راج! اگرچہ اُس کے لیے شیر کا تخت ہے، پھر بھی اُس کا سچا آسن شَمبھو کی ران پر ہی ہوگا؛ وہیں وہ ہمیشہ آرام پائے گی۔

Word by Word

• siṃhāsanam: lion-throne/royal seat
• siṃhāsanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃhāsana (प्रातिपदिक; siṃha+āsana)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), adversative/emphatic

• kintu: however/but
• kintu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kintu (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक निपात)

• asyāḥ: of her
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śaila-rāja: O king of mountains (Himālaya)
• śaila-rāja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)+rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavet: would be/may be
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• ataḥ: therefore/from this
• ataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), causal/inferential

• śambhoḥ: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhoḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ūrau: on the thigh
• ūrau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• etasyāḥ: of this (lady)
• etasyāḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• āsanam: seat
• āsanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse is a kalyāṇa-theology statement: Devī’s ultimate ‘āsana’ is intimacy with Śambhu, surpassing royal insignia (siṃhāsana).

Significance: Contemplation of Umā–Maheśvara union as the archetype of grace (anugraha) and refuge (śaraṇāgati).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It teaches that Pārvatī’s highest honor is not external royalty but eternal nearness to Śiva—symbolizing the inseparable unity of Pati (Śiva) and Śakti, where grace and liberation flow.

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

It supports Saguna-upāsanā by portraying Śiva as the personal Lord (Śambhu) and Pārvatī as His ever-present power; Linga worship likewise honors Śiva together with His Śakti as the source of auspiciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva with Umā as inseparable (Umā-Maheśvara dhyāna), and worship with bhakti—optionally with Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating grace arising from their eternal union.