Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities

Devanagari script

इत्थं सुवर्णिता लीला शिवायाः काचिदेव हि । अन्यलीलाम्प्रवक्ष्येऽहं शृणु त्वं प्रेमतो मुने

Transliteration

itthaṃ suvarṇitā līlā śivāyāḥ kācideva hi | anyalīlāmpravakṣye'haṃ śṛṇu tvaṃ premato mune

Translation

Như vậy, một cuộc līlā thiêng của Nữ Thần Śivā đã được thuật lại trọn vẹn. Nay ta sẽ nói về một līlā khác—xin hãy lắng nghe với lòng mến kính, hỡi bậc hiền triết.

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus, in this manner
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• सुवर्णिता: well-described
• सुवर्णिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-varṇita (कृदन्त; √varṇ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोग (past passive participle)

• लीला: divine play, sport
• लीला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: līlā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवायाः: of Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• काचित्: some, a certain
• काचित्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kācid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun used adjectivally)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Reason (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• अन्य-लीलाम्: another līlā
• अन्य-लीलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक) + līlā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (another + līlā)

• प्रवक्ष्ये: I shall narrate
• प्रवक्ष्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रेमतः: with affection, lovingly
• प्रेमतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prema (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Purely narrative transition: Sūta closes one līlā and announces another; no sthala/Jyotirliṅga anchoring.

Significance: Encourages śravaṇa-bhakti (loving listening) as a means of saṃskāra and inner purification.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Purāṇic method: sacred history is transmitted as līlā, to be received with prema (devotional love). In Shaiva understanding, loving attentiveness purifies the mind and makes the listener fit to grasp Śiva-tattva through narrative.

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

By inviting the sage to hear another līlā, the text reinforces Saguna-oriented devotion—approaching the Divine through names, forms, and narrated deeds. Such śravaṇa (hearing) supports Linga worship by strengthening bhakti and reverence for Śiva-Śakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śravaṇa with devotion—listening to Śiva-kathā with focused mind and love. As a takeaway, pair recitation/hearing with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize the teaching.