Shloka 46

Aśvatthāmā’s Stuti of Rudra and Śiva’s Empowerment (सौप्तिकपर्व, अध्याय ७)

Devanagari script

यैरात्मभूतैर्भगवान्‌ पार्वत्या च महेश्वरः

Transliteration

yair ātmabhūtair bhagavān pārvatyā ca maheśvaraḥ

Translation

三阇耶说：“由那些如同他自身之人，吉祥的大自在天（摩醯首罗）——与帕尔瓦蒂同在——得以侍奉与随从。”

Word by Word

• यैः: by whom/with which
• यैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आत्मभूतैः: being as (his) own self; as his very self
• आत्मभूतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मभूत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्वत्या: by/with Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (the Great Lord, Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Pārvatī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores intimate devotion: the highest divinity (Maheśvara with Pārvatī) is approached and served by beings who are ‘ātmabhūta’—utterly aligned with the divine will—suggesting that true closeness to the sacred is marked by inner identification, loyalty, and purity of intent.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Sañjaya’s narration within the Sauptika Parva, the focus turns to Maheśvara (Śiva) together with Pārvatī and to those attendants who are described as inseparable from him, setting a devotional and cosmic frame around the events unfolding after the night of slaughter.