Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities

Devanagari script

एवं सा कालिका देवी चार्वङ्गी चारुदर्शना । दध्रे चानुदिनं रम्यां चन्द्रबिम्बकलामिव

Transliteration

evaṃ sā kālikā devī cārvaṅgī cārudarśanā | dadhre cānudinaṃ ramyāṃ candrabimbakalāmiva

Translation

于是，迦梨迦女神肢体娴雅、容颜可观，日复一日承载着愈加清妙的光辉，宛如月轮之上的一分月相渐增。

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• kālikā: Kālikā
• kālikā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• devī: goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• cāru-aṅgī: having beautiful limbs
• cāru-aṅgī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive)

• cāru-darśanā: of lovely appearance
• cāru-darśanā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + darśanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• dadhre: she bore/held
• dadhre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• anudinam: day by day
• anudinam: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu-dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb)

• ramyām: beautiful
• ramyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• candra-bimba-kalām: the digit of the moon-disc
• candra-bimba-kalām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + bimba (प्रातिपदिक) + kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (उपमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमावाचक (particle of comparison)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Kālīkā
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

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

It presents the Goddess (Shakti) as auspicious, steadily increasing in luminous grace—signifying the ripening of divine power and purity that supports Shiva’s work of grace (anugraha) for devotees.

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

The moon-digit imagery mirrors the gentle, nourishing presence associated with Shiva (who bears the moon) and highlights Saguna contemplation: devotees approach Shiva together with Shakti, honoring the Divine through perceivable form, beauty, and auspicious qualities.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is dhyāna (visual meditation): contemplate the Devi’s calm, moon-like radiance alongside Shiva, and support it with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a steady daily practice.