Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्तो मुनिवर्य त्वं गिरीशेन हिमाद्रिणा । विलोक्य कालिकाहस्तं सर्वांगं च विशेषतः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ityukto munivarya tvaṃ girīśena himādriṇā | vilokya kālikāhastaṃ sarvāṃgaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Phạm Thiên nói: “Này bậc hiền thánh tối thượng, khi được Girīśa (Đức Śiva) ngự trên Himādri (chúa tể Hy Mã Lạp Sơn) phán dạy như thế, ngài liền chăm chú quan sát—đặc biệt—bàn tay của Kālikā, và cả toàn thân của nàng.”

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-बोधक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uktaḥ: having been addressed; spoken to
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• muni-varya: O best of sages
• muni-varya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + varya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (Vocative singular); समासः कर्मधारयः ‘श्रेष्ठो मुनिः’

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular), सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun)

• girīśena: by Girīśa (Śiva)
• girīśena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• himādriṇā: by Himādri (Himālaya)
• himādriṇā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himādri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• vilokya: having observed
• vilokya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi+lok (धातु) → vilokya (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having looked’

• kālikā-hastam: the kālikā-marked hand
• kālikā-hastam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālikā (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘कालिकायाः हस्तः’ (hand/palm markings called kālikā)

• sarva-aṅgam: the entire body
• sarva-aṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः ‘सर्वम् अङ्गम्’ = the whole body

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially; in particular
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): प्रकार/विशेष-बोधक

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Himadri
• Kālīkā

FAQs

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

It highlights attentive darśana (reverent observation) of a divine manifestation—training the seeker’s discernment to perceive the Lord’s śakti and auspicious signs rather than reacting with fear or confusion.

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

The verse supports Saguna-upāsanā: carefully contemplating the manifested attributes (forms, marks, gestures) of Śiva and Śakti. Such focused contemplation steadies devotion and prepares the mind for deeper realization of Śiva as Pati beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna with viśeṣataḥ—single-pointed, detailed contemplation during worship (pūjā): gaze steadily on the chosen form (or liṅga), recite the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and cultivate calm, observant awareness.