Shloka 8

Devīkṛta-praśna-varṇana (Description of the Goddess’s Questions) / देवीकृतप्रश्नवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्भूधरवर्य्ये तु स्वयंवरविधानतः । देवेशे च कृतोद्वाहे पार्वती सुखमाप सा

Transliteration

tasminbhūdharavaryye tu svayaṃvaravidhānataḥ | deveśe ca kṛtodvāhe pārvatī sukhamāpa sā

Translation

在那里，在那最殊胜的山岳上，依照既定的自择婚（svayaṃvara）仪轨，当与天主德韦沙（主湿婆）的婚礼圆满成就时，帕尔瓦蒂获得了无上的喜乐。

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular)

• भूधरवर्ये: on the best mountain
• भूधरवर्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूधर (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (best mountain)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/indeed)

• स्वयंवर: svayaṃvara (self-choice marriage)
• स्वयंवर: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयंवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (as prior member in compound), एकवचन-सम्बन्ध

• विधानतः: according to the procedure
• विधानतः: हेतु (Hetu/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), ‘-तः’ = from/according to

• देवेशे: in/with Devēśa (Lord of gods)
• देवेशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Samuccaya/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृतोद्वाहे: when the marriage was performed
• कृतोद्वाहे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + उद्वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘कृत’ + तत्पुरुष (उद्वाहः कृतः यस्य)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आप: attained
• आप: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (आप्-धातु)
• Form: लिट्/लुङ्-रूपसदृश (perfect/aorist usage in epic style), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The svayaṃvara and marriage on the great mountain (Kailāsa/Himālaya setting) establishes Umāpati as the stabilizing axis of dharma—householder Śiva as cosmic sustainer (sthiti) through harmonious Śiva-Śakti order.

Significance: Marriage of Śiva-Pārvatī is remembered as auspicious for gṛhastha-dharma, fertility, and inner integration; devotees seek steadiness of mind and blessed household life.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) entering sacred union with Pārvatī, showing that divine grace and auspiciousness arise when dharma is fulfilled and devotion culminates in communion with the Lord.

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

By naming Śiva as Deveśa and emphasizing His manifest, relational presence, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the Lord through form, līlā, and sacred rites, which complements Linga devotion as a central Shaiva focus.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Smaraṇa (devotional remembrance) of Śiva-Pārvatī vivāha—especially on Mahāśivarātri—along with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a simple, aligned takeaway.