Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

पार्वत्याः पितृगृहगमनं तथा मङ्गलस्वागतम् | Pārvatī’s Return to Her Father’s House and the Auspicious Welcome

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नवसरे देवा विमानस्था मुदाम्बरे । पुष्पवृष्टिं शुभां चक्रुर्नत्वा तां तुष्टुवुः स्तवैः

Transliteration

tasminnavasare devā vimānasthā mudāmbare | puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ śubhāṃ cakrurnatvā tāṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ stavaiḥ

Translation

就在那一刻，诸天安坐于天宫宝车之上，在欢悦的虚空中降下吉祥花雨；他们顶礼于她，并以赞颂圣歌称扬她。

Word by Word

• tasmin: at that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• avasare: occasion/time
• avasare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avasara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• vimāna-sthāḥ: seated in aerial cars
• vimāna-sthāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (vimāne sthitāḥ)

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• ambare: in the sky
• ambare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• puṣpa-vṛṣṭim: a shower of flowers
• puṣpa-vṛṣṭim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (puṣpāṇāṃ vṛṣṭiḥ)

• śubhām: auspicious
• śubhām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (puṣpavṛṣṭim qualifies)

• cakruḥ: made/did
• cakruḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• natvā: having bowed
• natvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund/absolutive), ‘having bowed’

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• stavaiḥ: with hymns
• stavaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: deva-puṣpavṛṣṭi (celestial flower-shower as divine approval/saṅkalpa-siddhi sign)

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The flower-shower and hymns symbolize divine recognition that Devi’s presence and actions are auspicious for dharma; in Shaiva Siddhanta, honoring Parvati is honoring Shiva’s inseparable Shakti, through whom grace and upliftment flow.

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

The Devas’ bowing and stuti model saguna-upasana—devotional worship through reverence, praise, and auspicious offerings—mirroring how devotees honor Shiva (often as the Linga) and Shakti together as one reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer flowers (or mentally offer them) with namaskara and stotra-recitation; a simple practice is to chant “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and conclude with a brief Devi/Shiva stuti, cultivating humility and devotion.