Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 8

Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam

Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca

Devanagari script

सा यदा च न तन्मेने पार्वती दुःखिता भृशम् । तदा च प्रेषितास्तत्र शंकरेण सुरर्षयः

Transliteration

sā yadā ca na tanmene pārvatī duḥkhitā bhṛśam | tadā ca preṣitāstatra śaṃkareṇa surarṣayaḥ

Translation

Khi Pārvatī không chấp nhận lời ấy và càng thêm đau khổ sâu nặng, bấy giờ Śaṅkara đã sai các bậc hiền thánh cõi trời đến nơi đó.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (when)

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

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• तत्: that (advice/word)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मेने: accepted/thought
• मेने: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘thought/accepted’

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

• दुःखिता: sorrowful
• दुःखिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (पार्वती)

• भृशम्: exceedingly
• भृशम्: Prakara (प्रकार/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: ‘greatly/exceedingly’)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

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

• प्रेषिताः: were sent
• प्रेषिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle) √इष्/प्रेष् (प्रेषयति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘sent’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• शंकरेण: by Śaṅkara
• शंकरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सुरर्षयः: the divine sages
• सुरर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सुराश्च ते ऋषयश्च/देवर्षयः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Surarishis

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who responds to the devotee’s inner suffering by arranging guidance; distress becomes a turning-point where divine grace operates through enlightened intermediaries.

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

Śaṅkara’s active intervention reflects Saguna Shiva—God with attributes—who protects, instructs, and restores dharma; Linga-worship similarly approaches Shiva as the compassionate, accessible Lord who answers devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

In times of grief, steady japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a prayer for right counsel is implied; seeking satsanga (guidance of the wise) mirrors Shiva sending surarishis.