Shloka 11

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

मेना स्पृहावती केषु न मे शंसति वस्तुषु । किंचिदिष्टं ह्रियापृच्छदनुवेलं सखी गिरिः

Transliteration

menā spṛhāvatī keṣu na me śaṃsati vastuṣu | kiṃcidiṣṭaṃ hriyāpṛcchadanuvelaṃ sakhī giriḥ

Translation

Menā tuy đầy khát vọng nhưng không nói cho ta biết nàng mong điều gì. Còn bạn ta là Girī thì cứ e thẹn hỏi ta hết lần này đến lần khác về bất cứ điều gì ta có thể ước muốn.

Word by Word

• menā: Menā
• menā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• spṛhāvatī: desirous / longing
• spṛhāvatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: spṛhāvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying menā

• keṣu: in/among which (things)
• keṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napuṃ (पुं/नपुंसक), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); interrogative pronoun

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• me: my / to me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी) or Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic 'me'

• śaṃsati: tells / indicates
• śaṃsati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Singular (एकवचन)

• vastuṣu: in things / matters
• vastuṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kiṃcit: some / a certain
• kiṃcit: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indefinite pronoun; Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally

• iṣṭaṃ: desired thing
• iṣṭaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; √iṣ/√yaj-derivative)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्त), Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• hriyā: with modesty
• hriyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• apṛcchat: asked
• apṛcchat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्, Imperfect/Past), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Singular (एकवचन)

• anuvelaṃ: time and again / repeatedly
• anuvelaṃ: Kālādhi-karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu (अव्यय) + velā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva compound functioning as adverb; accusative-form used adverbially

• sakhī: female friend
• sakhī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• giriḥ: Giri (Himālaya)
• giriḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Pārvatī (narrated within Sūta’s discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Menā
• Girī

FAQs

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

It highlights hrī (sacred modesty) and inner longing directed toward an auspicious goal—supporting the Purāṇic theme that worldly emotions become purifying when oriented toward Śiva and dharma.

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

Though not a direct ritual verse, it sits in the narrative leading to Pārvatī’s union with Saguna Śiva; the household’s restrained longing mirrors the devotee’s reverent approach to Śiva in form (Liṅga/Īśvara) with humility.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is cultivating humility and steady intention; devotees may pair this mood with gentle japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a modest, inward offering rather than a display.