Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

वसन्त-प्रभावः तथा काम-उद्दीपन-वर्णनम् | Spring’s Influence and the Arousal of Kāma

Devanagari script

सा दृष्टा पार्वती तत्र प्रभुणा गिरिशेन हि । विवृण्वती तदांगानि स्त्रीस्वभावात्सुलज्जया

Transliteration

sā dṛṣṭā pārvatī tatra prabhuṇā giriśena hi | vivṛṇvatī tadāṃgāni strīsvabhāvātsulajjayā

Translation

在那里，帕尔瓦蒂被山主吉利沙（湿婆）所见。出于女子的天性与柔和的羞怯，她含羞地整理并遮覆自己的肢体。

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन

• दृष्टा: was seen
• दृष्टा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; “seen” (i.e., she was seen)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to sā

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: there)

• प्रभुणा: by the lord
• प्रभुणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental), एकवचन

• गिरिशेन: by Giriśa (Śiva)
• गिरिशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giriśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to prabhuṇā

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• विवृण्वती: revealing
• विवृण्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√vṛ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; “uncovering/revealing”

• तत्: her/those
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (qualifying aṅgāni)

• अङ्गानि: limbs
• अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), बहुवचन

• स्त्रीस्वभावात्: from feminine nature
• स्त्रीस्वभावात्: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī + svabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: स्त्रियाः स्वभावः); पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति (ablative), एकवचन

• सुलज्जया: with great modesty
• सुलज्जया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + lajjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सु-लज्जा = अतिशयलज्जा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

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 portrays the sanctity and purity of Śiva–Pārvatī’s divine meeting: Pārvatī’s modesty reflects inner discipline and devotional refinement, while Śiva as Girīśa beholds her not with worldly desire but as the compassionate Pati who uplifts the soul toward dharma and liberation.

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

The verse supports Saguna Śiva-bhakti: devotees contemplate Śiva’s personal form (Girīśa) and His līlā with Pārvatī to cultivate reverence and surrender—preparing the mind for deeper worship of the Liṅga, where form leads toward the formless (Nirguṇa) reality of Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is cultivating śauca (purity) and lajjā (humble restraint) in worship: approach Śiva with respectful conduct, recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and meditate on Śiva–Śakti harmony to steady the mind for japa and dhyāna.