Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61

अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda

Devanagari script

जगदम्बां जगत्पित्रे मूलप्रकृतिमीश्वरीम् । कन्यां प्रदाय गिरिजां कृती त्वं भव पर्वत

Transliteration

jagadambāṃ jagatpitre mūlaprakṛtimīśvarīm | kanyāṃ pradāya girijāṃ kṛtī tvaṃ bhava parvata

Translation

噢雪山（喜马拉雅）啊，你将女儿吉利迦（Girijā）——宇宙之母、自在女神、根本的原质（Prakṛti）——奉献给宇宙之父（湿婆 Śiva），你必将真正成为蒙福而功德圆满者。

Word by Word

• जगत्-अम्बाम्: the Mother of the world
• जगत्-अम्बाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: जगतः अम्बा)

• जगत्-पित्रे: to the Father of the world
• जगत्-पित्रे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: जगतः पिता)

• मूल-प्रकृतिम्: the primordial Nature
• मूल-प्रकृतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (मूला प्रकृतिः)

• ईश्वरीम्: the Goddess, the sovereign lady
• ईश्वरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेष्य/विशेषणभावः (मूलप्रकृतिम् इत्यस्य)

• कन्याम्: the maiden/daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रदाय: having given
• प्रदाय: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भावः (gerund/absolutive), ‘having given’

• गिरिजाम्: Girijā (daughter of the mountain)
• गिरिजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कन्याम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• कृती: accomplished, successful
• कृती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वम् इत्यस्य)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• भव: be (become)
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पर्वत: O Mountain (Himālaya)
• पर्वत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: jagadambāṃ jagatpitre mūlaprakṛtimīśvarīm | kanyāṃ pradāya girijāṃ kṛtī tvaṃ bhava parvata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Brahma
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It affirms the Shaiva vision of Shiva–Shakti unity: Pārvatī is praised as Jagadambā and Mūlaprakṛti, and offering her to Śiva (Jagatpitā) is portrayed as a supremely meritorious act that brings spiritual fulfillment and auspiciousness.

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

By calling Śiva the Father of the universe and honoring Pārvatī as the sovereign Shakti, the verse supports Saguna worship where devotees revere the Linga as Śiva together with His inseparable power (Śakti), emphasizing that cosmic creation and grace are understood through their union.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to contemplate (dhyāna) Shiva and Shakti as non-different and to remember the Shiva–Pārvatī vivāha on auspicious days (e.g., Mahāśivarātri), accompanied by Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Linga-pūjā.