Shloka 16

Devanagari script

एवं सा पार्वती शंभुविरहोत्क्लिष्टमानसा । सुखं न लेभे किंचिद्राऽब्रवीच्छिवशिवेति च

Transliteration

evaṃ sā pārvatī śaṃbhuvirahotkliṣṭamānasā | sukhaṃ na lebhe kiṃcidrā'bravīcchivaśiveti ca

Translation

于是，帕尔瓦蒂因与商布（湿婆）离别而心神忧苦，丝毫不得安乐；她不断口诵：“湿婆，湿婆。”

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक (adverb: thus)

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

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śaṃbhu-viraha-utkliṣṭa-mānasā: whose mind was distressed by separation from Śambhu
• śaṃbhu-viraha-utkliṣṭa-mānasā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक) + viraha (प्रातिपदिक) + utkliṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kliś) + mānas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (शंभोः विरहेण उत्क्लिष्टं मानसं यस्याः/या) — अर्थतः बहुव्रीहिसदृश-विशेषणप्रयोग

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• lebhe: obtained/found
• lebhe: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; √labh (to obtain)

• kiṃcit: anything/at all
• kiṃcit: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcit (सर्वनाम/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अल्पपरिमाणार्थक (indefinite: at all/anything)

• rā: (textual marker)
• rā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: rā (अव्यय/पाठभेद-चिह्न)
• Form: पाठभेद/उच्चारण-चिह्न; अर्थहीन-उपपद (editorial/phonetic marker)

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √brū (to say)

• śiva-śiva: “Śiva! Śiva!”
• śiva-śiva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति/समुच्चय-प्रयोग; सम्बोधनार्थे (vocative sense) अव्यक्त-विभक्ति; ‘śiva śiva’ इति उद्गार

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: शिव शिव

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It presents viraha-bhakti—devotion intensified by separation—where the mind, unable to rest in worldly comfort, naturally clings to Śiva’s name; such one-pointed remembrance is a purifier and a direct means toward Śiva-sāyujya (nearness/union) in Shaiva understanding.

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

Pārvatī’s repeated “Śiva, Śiva” is Saguna-upāsanā through nāma (the Lord’s name). In temple or home worship, this same bhāva is expressed by japa while offering to the Śiva-liṅga, focusing the heart on Śambhu as the compassionate, accessible Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Continuous nāma-japa—repeating “Śiva” (and traditionally the Pañcākṣarī, Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—as a steady practice, ideally with rudrākṣa mālā and a calm, devotional focus.