Shloka 39

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

प्रकृतिस्थं गिरिं दृष्टवा प्रीता देवं महेश्वरम्‌ । उवाच सर्वलोकानां पतिं शिवमनिन्दिता

Transliteration

prakṛtisthaṃ giriṃ dṛṣṭvā prītā devaṃ maheśvaram | uvāca sarvalokānāṃ patiṃ śivam aninditā ||

Translation

Thấy ngọn núi được phục hồi về trạng thái tự nhiên thuở trước, Pārvatī—đấng không tì vết—tràn ngập hoan hỷ. Rồi nàng cung kính thưa hỏi Mahādeva: Maheśvara, Śiva, bậc cát tường, Chúa tể che chở muôn cõi, mong được Ngài chỉ dạy thêm.

Word by Word

• प्रकृतिस्थम्: standing in its natural state
• प्रकृतिस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकृतिस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गिरिम्: mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा, Active, Absolutive (gerund)

• प्रीता: pleased, delighted
• प्रीता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महेश्वरम्: Maheshvara (Great Lord, Shiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: लिट्, Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वलोकानाम्: of all worlds/people
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वलोक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पतिम्: lord, master
• पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शिवम्: Shiva
• शिवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनिन्दिता: blameless (lady)
• अनिन्दिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिन्दित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Pārvatī
• Śiva (Maheśvara/Mahādeva)
• Mountain (giri)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights bhakti expressed through attentive perception and respectful questioning: when one witnesses an auspicious sign (restoration to a natural order), the proper response is gratitude and a sincere, humble inquiry directed to the highest authority (Śiva as lord of all worlds).

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that Pārvatī sees a mountain returned to its former, natural state; delighted, she turns to Śiva (Maheśvara), the lord of all worlds, and begins to ask him a question, setting up the ensuing explanation.