Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

दिव्यरूपं विलोक्यानु ज्ञानमाप गिरिप्रिया । विज्ञाय परमेशानीं तुष्टावातिप्रहर्षिता

Transliteration

divyarūpaṃ vilokyānu jñānamāpa giripriyā | vijñāya parameśānīṃ tuṣṭāvātipraharṣitā

Translation

目睹那神圣妙相，吉利普丽雅（帕尔瓦蒂）获得了清明的觉知。认出那是至上女神帕拉梅沙尼，她欢喜踊跃，以满足之心献上赞颂。

Word by Word

• दिव्य-रूपम्: divine form
• दिव्य-रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: 'divine form'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• विलोक्य: having beheld
• विलोक्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लोक् (धातु) + य (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having seen'

• अनु: then/thereafter
• अनु: Kriyavisheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), उपसर्गसदृश/निपात (particle: then/after; following)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• आप: attained
• आप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• गिरि-प्रिया: Giripriyā (Himālaya’s beloved)
• गिरि-प्रिया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (beloved of the mountain i.e., Himālaya’s beloved), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• विज्ञाय: having recognized
• विज्ञाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु) + य (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having understood/recognized'

• परम-ईशानीम्: the Supreme Goddess (Parameśānī)
• परम-ईशानीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: 'supreme goddess'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• अति-प्रहर्षिता: greatly delighted
• अति-प्रहर्षिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + प्र-हृष् (धातु) + क्त (Kta) → प्रहर्षित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Parameshani

FAQs

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

It shows that divine darśana matures into jñāna: when Pārvatī truly beholds the sacred reality, recognition (vijñāna) arises, and that insight naturally flowers as joyful praise (stuti)—a key Shaiva path where knowledge and devotion support liberation.

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

The verse highlights saguna-upāsanā: perceiving a divine form leads the devotee from external vision to inner certainty. In Shiva-worship, the Liṅga and divine forms function as supports for concentration, culminating in clear recognition of the Supreme (Pati) and His inseparable power (Śakti/Parameśānī).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice darśana with focused mind, then stuti: after worship (e.g., offering bilva leaves, vibhūti/tri-puṇḍra, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), sit briefly in contemplation to let understanding ripen, and conclude with heartfelt hymns of praise.