Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

ततो गिरिस्स्वप्रियायां परिपूर्णं शिवांशकम् । समाधिमत्वात्समये समधत्त सुशंकरे

Transliteration

tato girissvapriyāyāṃ paripūrṇaṃ śivāṃśakam | samādhimatvātsamaye samadhatta suśaṃkare

Translation

随后，由于商羯罗安住于三摩地，于适当之时，他将自己神圣本质中圆满的一分，安置于其挚爱——山之女——之中。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Krama-avyaya: 'then'

• giriḥ: the mountain (Himālaya)
• giriḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• sva-priyāyām: in his beloved (daughter)
• sva-priyāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'in his own beloved (daughter)'

• paripūrṇam: completely full
• paripūrṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of śivāṃśakam

• śiva-aṃśakam: a portion of Śiva
• śiva-aṃśakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (or napuṃsaka by context; here taken Puṃ), Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'a portion of Śiva'

• samādhi-matvāt: due to (his) samādhi-state
• samādhi-matvāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samādhi (प्रातिपदिक) + mat (मत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Napumsaka, Pañcamī, Ekavacana; hetu-apādāna: 'because of possessing samādhi'

• samaye: at the time
• samaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; kāla-adhikaraṇa

• samadhatta: placed/established
• samadhatta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (सम्-आ-धा धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (लुङ्/Aorist), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• su-śaṃkare: in auspicious Śaṃkara
• su-śaṃkare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya epithet: 'in/at the auspicious Śaṃkara' (locative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights that divine manifestation occurs through Śiva’s yogic mastery (samādhi) and right timing, showing the sacred, purposeful union of Śiva and Śakti as the basis for auspicious cosmic and spiritual outcomes.

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

The verse presents Śiva as Suśaṅkara, the gracious, personal Lord (saguṇa) who intentionally bestows his presence and power—mirroring how devotees approach the Liṅga as the accessible form in which Śiva’s grace becomes tangible.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implicitly emphasizes samādhi and disciplined meditation; as a practical takeaway, devotees may steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) alongside dhyāna on Śiva as the giver of auspiciousness.