Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

महेश्वरागमनं तथा नीराजन-सत्कारवर्णनम् / The Arrival of Maheśvara and the Rite of Welcome

Nīrājana

Devanagari script

गिरिजोक्तमनुस्मृत्य मेना विस्मयमागता । मनसैव ह्युवाचेदं हर्षफुल्लाननाम्बुजा

Transliteration

girijoktamanusmṛtya menā vismayamāgatā | manasaiva hyuvācedaṃ harṣaphullānanāmbujā

Translation

忆念吉利迦（帕尔瓦蒂）先前所言，梅那满怀惊异。她唯以心念说出这些话语，莲华般的面容因欢喜而绽放。

Word by Word

• गिरिजोक्तम्: what was said by Girijā
• गिरिजोक्तम्: Karma (कर्म/object of anusmṛtya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (गिरिजया उक्तम्) = 'said by Girijā'

• अनुस्मृत्य: having recollected
• अनुस्मृत्य: Kriya (क्रिया/prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + स्मृ (धातु) → अनुस्मृत्य (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: कृदन्त; अव्ययभाव (absolutive/ल्यप्), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• मेना: Menā
• मेना: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विस्मयम्: astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma (कर्म/object—state attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आगता: came to / attained
• आगता: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकालिक क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (used predicatively with subject)

• मनसा: with (her) mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (particle: for/indeed)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हर्षफुल्लाननाम्बुजा: whose lotus-like face bloomed with joy
• हर्षफुल्लाननाम्बुजा: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + फुल्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—हर्षेण फुल्लम् आननम् अम्बुजमिव यस्याः (of Menā)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Mena

FAQs

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

It shows how remembrance (anusmṛti) of a devotee’s inspired words can transform the heart—Menā’s wonder and joy indicate an inner awakening to Śiva’s unfolding grace within the Pārvatī narrative.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna Śiva-bhakti: the household context of Pārvatī’s path toward Śiva highlights how divine forms and personal relationship with Śiva mature through devotion, trust, and auspicious recognition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The key practice implied is contemplative remembrance (smaraṇa) and inward prayer—holding Śiva and His devotees’ teachings in the mind; this pairs naturally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as an inner offering.