Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20

पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities

Devanagari script

पूतो विभूषितश्चापि स बभूव तया गिरिः । संस्कारवत्येव गिरा मनीषीव हिमालयः

Transliteration

pūto vibhūṣitaścāpi sa babhūva tayā giriḥ | saṃskāravatyeva girā manīṣīva himālayaḥ

Translation

因她之故，那座山既得净化，亦得庄严装饰。喜马拉雅仿佛被文雅之语所陶冶，如同具内在慧辨的圣贤而愈显光辉。

Word by Word

• pūtaḥ: purified
• pūtaḥ: Karta-anuguṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण; adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūta (कृदन्त; √pū पवने)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular); Kta-participle used adjectivally

• vibhūṣitaḥ: adorned
• vibhūṣitaḥ: Karta-anuguṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vibhūṣita (कृदन्त; √bhūṣ अलङ्कारे)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; Kta-participle used adjectivally

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात; emphasis/also)

• saḥ: he/that (one)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; Sarvanāma (pronoun)

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया; verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/past), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karaṇa (करण; instrument/agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana; pronoun

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

• saṃskāravatī: a cultured/refined (woman)
• saṃskāravatī: Upamāna (उपमान; standard of comparison)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃskāra-vatī (प्रातिपदिक; saṃskāra + vatī)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; possessive adjective (मतुप्/वत्-प्रत्ययार्थ) used in upamā

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-vācaka avyaya (particle of comparison)

• girā: by speech/voice
• girā: Karaṇa (करण; means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• manīṣī: a wise man/sage
• manīṣī: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manīṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agent noun

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-vācaka avyaya

• himālayaḥ: Himālaya (abode of snow)
• himālayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himālaya (प्रातिपदिक; hima + ālaya)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (himasya ālayaḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that the presence of the Devī (Pārvatī) sanctifies even the natural world: purity (śuddhi) and auspicious beauty (śobha) arise where devotion and divine grace abide—an outer sign of inner refinement on the path to union with Pati (Śiva).

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

In Saguna worship, sanctity is invoked through the manifest presence of Śiva-Śakti. Just as the mountain becomes purified and adorned by Pārvatī, the shrine and the devotee are made fit for Liṅga-pūjā through consecration, purity, and reverent adornment (alaṅkāra) offered to the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to śauca (purity) and saṃskāra (refinement): prepare the worship space, apply bhasma/Tripuṇḍra with remembrance of Śiva, and repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cultivate inner discernment that makes one ‘adorned’ by wisdom.