Shloka 36

Sunartaka-Naṭa Avatāra and Pārvatī’s Boon-Request (Śiva as the Testing Benefactor)

Devanagari script

अस्मै देया स्वकन्येयं पार्वती सुतप स्विनी । एवं विचार्य च तयोः शिवेभक्तिरभूत्परा

Transliteration

asmai deyā svakanyeyaṃ pārvatī sutapa svinī | evaṃ vicārya ca tayoḥ śivebhaktirabhūtparā

Translation

‘ہماری یہی بیٹی—مہاتپسوی پاروتی—اسی کو دینی چاہیے۔’ یوں غور و فکر کے بعد اُن دونوں کے دلوں میں بھگوان شِو کے لیے اعلیٰ ترین بھکتی جاگ اٹھی۔

Word by Word

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• देया: should be given
• देया: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: यत्/तव्यत्-अर्थे विधेय-विशेषण; अत्र 'देया' = देया (gerundive/obligatory), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'should be given'

• स्वकन्या: one's own daughter
• स्वकन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: स्वा कन्या

• इयम्: this (she)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुतपस्विनी: the virtuous ascetic woman
• सुतपस्विनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-तपस्-इनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: सु (good) + तपस्विनी (female ascetic)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

• विचार्य: having considered
• विचार्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having considered'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• तयोः: of the two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (genitive): 'of the two'

• शिवे: in/for Śiva
• शिवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'in/for Śiva' (object of devotion)

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: arose; became
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परा: supreme
• परा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भक्ति-विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models the Siddhāntic movement from deliberation (vicāra) to parā-bhakti toward Pati (Śiva), which is the proximate cause for receiving anugraha (grace).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that when one’s discernment aligns with dharma and the divine will, the heart naturally turns to parā-bhakti—supreme devotion to Pati (Śiva), the liberator of bound souls (paśu).

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

The verse highlights a turn toward personal devotion to Śiva (Saguna Śiva), which in practice is commonly expressed through Linga-worship—seeing Śiva as the gracious Lord who accepts devotion and grants spiritual uplift.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is cultivation of bhakti through daily Śiva-smaraṇa and japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—supported by simple Śiva-pūjā (e.g., offering water) as devotion deepens.