Shloka 3

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

जातकर्मादिकाः सर्वाश् चकार च गिरीश्वरः द्वादशे च तदा वर्षे पूर्णे हैमवती शुभा

Transliteration

jātakarmādikāḥ sarvāś cakāra ca girīśvaraḥ dvādaśe ca tadā varṣe pūrṇe haimavatī śubhā

Translation

山主吉利湿伐罗（湿婆）如法举行了一切诞生礼仪，自“生礼”（jātakarman）起无不周备。待十二年圆满之时，吉祥的海摩瓦蒂便臻于福善的成熟。

Word by Word

• जातकर्म-आदिकाः: beginning with the jātakarman (birth sacrament)

• सर्वाः: all (rites)

• चकार: performed

• च: and

• गिरीश्वरः: Girīśvara, Lord of the Mountains (Śiva)

• द्वादशे: in the twelfth

• च: and/also

• तदा: then

• वर्षे: year

• पूर्णे: completed

• हैमवती: Haimavatī, daughter of Himavān (Pārvatī)

• शुभा: auspicious, blessed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Śiva as the upholder of Vedic dharma and samskāras; Linga worship is not opposed to Vedic order but sanctifies the devotee’s life-stages, purifying the pashu (bound soul) for devotion to Pati.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva appears as Girīśvara who consciously performs prescribed rites—showing that the supreme Pati can manifest within worldly conduct to guide beings from pasha-bound life toward auspiciousness and spiritual ripeness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights samskāra practice—especially jātakarman and related rites—as a dharmic discipline that supports inner purification, complementing later Shaiva sādhanā such as mantra-japa and puja.