Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 83

पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा विररामासौ द्विजस्त्री सुप्रणम्य ताम् । शिवा मुदमतिप्राप पार्वती शङ्करप्रिया

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ityuktvā virarāmāsau dvijastrī supraṇamya tām | śivā mudamatiprāpa pārvatī śaṅkarapriyā

Translation

梵天说道：那位婆罗门女子如此说罢，向她深深顶礼，便止语沉默。于是湿婆女神——商羯罗所钟爱的帕尔瓦蒂——获得了满溢的喜悦。

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; ‘having said’

• virarāma: ceased/stopped
• virarāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√ram (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• asau: that one (he)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संकेतवाचक ‘that (person)’

• dvija-strī: the brāhmaṇa’s wife
• dvija-strī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजस्य स्त्री) ‘wife of a brāhmaṇa’

• su-praṇamya: having bowed well
• su-praṇamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: su + pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्यय; उपसर्ग ‘प्र’ + अव्यय ‘सु’ (well)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śivā: Śivā
• śivā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mudam: joy
• mudam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘प्राप’ इति कर्म

• ati-prāpa: attained greatly
• ati-prāpa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग ‘अति’

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘शिवा’ इति समानाधिकरण

• śaṅkara-priyā: beloved of Śaṅkara
• śaṅkara-priyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक) + priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शङ्करस्य प्रिया)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Parvati
• Shiva
• Shankara

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva virtue of vinaya (humble reverence): sincere bowing and respectful silence culminate in inner upliftment, and Pārvatī’s joy signifies the auspiciousness that arises when devotion aligns with Śiva’s grace.

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

By calling Pārvatī “beloved of Śaṅkara,” the text centers Saguna Śiva—Śaṅkara with Śakti—where devotion expressed through respectful conduct becomes a direct mode of worship, akin to honoring the Liṅga with upacāras (reverential offerings).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice namaskāra (prostration) with mental japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and cultivate mauna (disciplined silence) after prayer, letting devotion settle into calm remembrance of Śiva.