Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

आविर्भूय त्रिलोकेशि देवकार्यं कुरुष्व ह । सनाथाः कृपया ते हि वयं सर्वे महेश्वरि

Transliteration

āvirbhūya trilokeśi devakāryaṃ kuruṣva ha | sanāthāḥ kṛpayā te hi vayaṃ sarve maheśvari

Translation

噢，统御三界的女主，请现身而成就诸天之事。噢，大自在天后（Maheśvarī），承你慈悲，我们众皆得依怙，不复无依。

Word by Word

• आविर्भूय: having appeared
• आविर्भूय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• त्रिलोकेशि: O mistress of the three worlds
• त्रिलोकेशि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवकार्यं: the gods’ task
• देवकार्यं: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुरुष्व: do (please perform)
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Nipata (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• सनाथाः: (we are) protected/with a lord
• सनाथाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्गवत्) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• कृपया: by (your) grace
• कृपया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Nipata (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; reason/emphasis)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• महेश्वरि: O Great Goddess (Maheśvarī)
• महेश्वरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

The Devas (gods), petitioning Goddess Pārvatī/Maheśvarī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: आविर्भूय त्रिलोकेशि देवकार्यं कुरुष्व ह । सनाथाः कृपया ते हि वयं सर्वे महेश्वरि

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): the devas confess helplessness and seek Maheśvarī’s anugraha (grace), showing that protection and success arise through the Lord’s śakti, not mere personal power.

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

In Shaiva Siddhānta, Saguna worship honors Shiva together with His inseparable śakti; praying to Maheśvarī to “manifest” mirrors how devotees approach the Liṅga as the accessible, compassionate presence of Pati (Shiva) with His power to remove obstacles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śakti–śiva bhakti with mantra-japa: invoke Maheśvarī and Shiva (e.g., with “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a Devi invocation), coupled with humble prayer for divine protection before undertaking dharmic duties.