Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48

पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्

Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman

Devanagari script

एहि प्रिये मत्सकाशं पत्नी त्वं मे वरस्तव । त्वया साकं द्रुतं यास्ये स्वगृहम्पर्वत्तोत्तमम्

Transliteration

ehi priye matsakāśaṃ patnī tvaṃ me varastava | tvayā sākaṃ drutaṃ yāsye svagṛhamparvattottamam

Translation

“来吧，亲爱的，靠近我。你是我的妻子，你的愿望已经达成。我将和你一起迅速回到我们辉煌的家园——那最卓越的山峰。”

Word by Word

• एहि: come
• एहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (sg.)

• मत्-सकाशम्: near me
• मत्-सकाशम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययप्रयोग (indeclinable adverbial) = ‘near me’

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (sg.); enclitic

• वरः: a boon / choice (thing)
• वरः: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (sg.)

• त्वया: with you / by you
• त्वया: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• साकम्: together with
• साकम्: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (indeclinable meaning ‘together/with’)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• यास्ये: I shall go
• यास्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (sg.); परस्मैपद

• स्व-गृहम्: to (my) own house
• स्व-गृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa) ‘own-house’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• पर्वत-उत्तमम्: the best mountain (i.e., the excellent mountain-home)
• पर्वत-उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative) ‘best of mountains’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण (adjective) to स्वगृहम्

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Himalayan abode motif: Śiva invites Pārvatī to ‘their own home’ on the supreme mountain, resonating with Kedāra’s Śaiva sthala-tradition where Śiva is worshipped as dwelling in the Himalayas (later sthala narratives connect Kedāra with Śiva’s mountain presence).

Significance: Pilgrimage to the Himalayan Śiva-dhāma is held to confer purification, removal of pāpa, and steadiness in bhakti through arduous yātrā mirroring tapas.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace): Parvati’s tapas bears fruit as Shiva accepts her and draws her close, showing that sincere devotion culminates in divine nearness and sanctioned union under dharma.

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

It reflects Saguna Shiva’s accessible, personal aspect—Shiva who speaks, blesses, and leads the devotee home. In Linga worship, this same Lord is approached through form-symbol (Linga) and devotion, seeking his presence (matsakāśa) and protection.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is upāsanā through surrender and remembrance: meditate on Shiva as the compassionate Lord who grants boons, and recite the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with bhakti, visualizing oneself being led into Shiva’s abode (Kailāsa) by grace.