Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20

हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने

Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva

Devanagari script

अरुन्धती तदा तत्र मेनां सा सुसुखी मुदा । गुणैश्च लोभयामास शिवस्य परमा सती

Transliteration

arundhatī tadā tatra menāṃ sā susukhī mudā | guṇaiśca lobhayāmāsa śivasya paramā satī

Translation

当时在彼处，阿伦达蒂自心欢喜安泰，使梅娜满怀喜悦；又称述湿婆的诸般功德，引梅娜之心归向于祂，因为阿伦达蒂乃至贞至诚、最为清净的贤妇。

Word by Word

• arundhatī: Arundhatī
• arundhatī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arundhatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• menām: Menā
• menām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

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

• su-sukhī: very happy
• su-sukhī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + sukhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (अत्यन्तं सुखिनी)

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• guṇaiḥ: by virtues/qualities
• guṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (plural)

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

• lobhayāmāsa: enticed, allured
• lobhayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √lubh (धातु) + ṇic (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative: ‘to entice’)

• śivasya: of Śiva
• śivasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• satī: the virtuous lady (Satī)
• satī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Arundhati
• Mena
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights śravaṇa (devotional hearing) as a doorway to bhakti: by hearing Śiva’s guṇas from a pure-hearted devotee like Arundhatī, Menā’s mind becomes inclined toward Śiva, showing how grace often works through saintly association.

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

The verse emphasizes attraction through Śiva’s virtues—an approach typical of Saguna devotion, where the devotee contemplates the Lord’s auspicious qualities; this same guṇa-smaraṇa naturally supports Linga worship by focusing the mind on Śiva as the compassionate, liberating Pati (Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Guṇa-kīrtana and śravaṇa: regularly listen to or recite Śiva-stotras and the Panchākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with devotion, cultivating a steady, virtue-focused remembrance of Lord Śiva.