Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

व्यतीते नवमे मासे दशमे मासि पूर्णतः । गर्भस्थाया गतिन्द्रध्रे कालिका जगदम्बिका

Transliteration

vyatīte navame māse daśame māsi pūrṇataḥ | garbhasthāyā gatindradhre kālikā jagadambikā

Translation

当第九月已过、第十月圆满来临之时，依时序所定，迦梨迦（Kālīkā）——世间之母 Jagadambikā、宇宙之母——便从胎中之境而行出。

Word by Word

• व्यतीते: when (it) had passed
• व्यतीते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√i (धातु) → vyatīta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे लोके प्रायः; सप्तमी एकवचन (Locative singular) — 'when (it) had passed'

• नवमे: in the ninth
• नवमे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: navama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचन (Locative singular) — agreeing with मासे

• मासे: month
• मासे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• दशमे: in the tenth
• दशमे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचन — agreeing with मासि

• मासि: month
• मासि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• पूर्णतः: completely/fully
• पूर्णतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrṇataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• गर्भस्थायाः: of (her) who was in the womb / of the pregnant one
• गर्भस्थायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garbha-sthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी तत्पुरुष (garbhe sthā = 'situated in the womb'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• गतिः: movement/course
• गतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• इन्द्रध्रे: in Indradhra (place/region)
• इन्द्रध्रे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra-dhra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रस्य ध्रः/धारकः इति); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — 'in/at Indradhra' (place-name/epithet)

• कालिका: Kālikā
• कालिका: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जगदम्बिका: Mother of the world
• जगदम्बिका: सम्बोधन/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव (Appositional epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat-ambikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी तत्पुरुष (जगतः अम्बिका); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — apposition to कालिका

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Kālāntaka

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Auspicious birth/manifestation aligned with kāla (time-ordination)

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that even divine manifestations unfold according to kāla (cosmic time/order), showing the Mother’s līlā as perfectly aligned with dharma and the ordained rhythm of creation.

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

By naming Jagadambikā (the cosmic Mother), the verse supports Saguna worship where Shiva and Shakti are revered together—Shiva as Pati (Lord) and Shakti as His inseparable power—often approached through Linga worship accompanied by Devi-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to observe time-bound vrata and japa with steadiness—such as daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga-pūjā—honoring kāla-niyama (disciplined regularity) as part of sādhanā.