Shloka 2

गोत्र-प्रवर-प्रश्नः तथा तिथ्यादि-कीर्तनं

Gotra–Pravara Inquiry and Proclamation of Auspicious Time

Devanagari script

हैमं कलशमादाय मेना चार्द्धांगमाश्रिता । हिमाद्रेश्च महाभागा वस्त्राभरणभूषिता

Transliteration

haimaṃ kalaśamādāya menā cārddhāṃgamāśritā | himādreśca mahābhāgā vastrābharaṇabhūṣitā

Translation

梅那这位吉祥尊贵的王后手捧金制净水壶，依偎在喜马拉雅山王身侧而立，衣饰华美、珠宝庄严，尽显瑞相与威仪。

Word by Word

• हैमम्: golden
• हैमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हैम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कलशम्: pitcher, pot
• कलशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having taken)

• मेना: Menā
• मेना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• अर्ध: half
• अर्ध: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासाङ्ग), प्रातिपदिक (stem in compound)

• अङ्गम्: half-body/side
• अङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अर्धस्य अङ्गम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आश्रिता: having taken refuge/leaning on
• आश्रिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ+श्रि (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• हिमाद्रेः: of Himādri (Himalaya)
• हिमाद्रेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमाद्रि (प्रातिपदिक: हिम + अद्रि)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय: हिमः अद्रिः), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• महाभागा: most fortunate, noble
• महाभागा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक: महा + भाग)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् भागः यस्याः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वस्त्र: garments
• वस्त्र: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासाङ्ग), प्रातिपदिक

• आभरण: ornaments
• आभरण: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासाङ्ग), प्रातिपदिक

• भूषिता: adorned
• भूषिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूष् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Menā
• Himālaya (Himādri)

FAQs

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

It portrays auspicious readiness and sacred hospitality: Menā’s golden kalaśa and her adorned state indicate śuddhi (purity) and maṅgala (auspiciousness) as supportive conditions for bhakti and for welcoming divinity into household life—an outer order that reflects inner devotion.

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

The kalaśa commonly signifies sanctified water used in abhiṣeka and other pūjā acts. Even when Shiva is understood as Nirguṇa in essence, devotees approach Saguna forms through disciplined, reverent ritual preparation—here symbolized by Menā’s ritual vessel and decorum.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is kalaśa-sthāpana and śuddha-jala preparation for Shiva pūjā/abhiṣeka, accompanied by steady remembrance of Shiva (e.g., japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while maintaining external cleanliness and inner composure.