Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities

Devanagari script

गतस्तत्र गिरिः प्रीत्या सपुरोहितसद्विजः । ददर्श तनयां तान्तु शोभमानां सुभाससा

Transliteration

gatastatra giriḥ prītyā sapurohitasadvijaḥ | dadarśa tanayāṃ tāntu śobhamānāṃ subhāsasā

Translation

随后，山王喜马拉雅满怀欢喜，偕同主祭司与尊贵的婆罗门前往那里。他见到自己的女儿——光辉灿然，以殊胜的光泽照耀。

Word by Word

• gataḥ: gone, having gone
• gataḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — with giriḥ
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) → gata (कृदन्त/कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; adjectival participle agreeing with ‘giriḥ’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• giriḥ: the mountain-king (Himālaya)
• giriḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• prītyā: with joy, out of affection
• prītyā: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; हेतौ/साधने (instrumental of cause/means)

• sa-purohita-sat-dvijaḥ: (he) with (his) priest and noble brāhmaṇas
• sa-purohita-sat-dvijaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — apposition to giriḥ
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + purohita (प्रातिपदिक) + sat (प्रातिपदिक) + dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘स’ = सह (with); समासः—तत्पुरुष (सह-समास/उपपद-तत्पुरुष): ‘with (his) priest and good brāhmaṇas’

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tanayām: (his) daughter
• tanayām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tām: her, that (girl)
• tām: Karma (कर्म) — refers to tanayām
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tu: indeed, and/but
• tu: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• śobhamānām: shining, resplendent
• śobhamānām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √śubh (धातु) → śobhamāna (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्; present participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifies ‘tām/tanayām’

• su-bhāsasā: with splendid radiance
• su-bhāsasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + bhāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (भासस्), तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय: ‘सु-भासस्’ = excellent radiance; instrumental of means

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya
• Pārvatī

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the dawning of Śakti’s auspicious presence: Pārvatī’s visible radiance signifies inner purity and divine readiness, a key Shaiva theme where the soul’s grace-filled transformation becomes perceptible as spiritual “splendour.”

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

Pārvatī’s splendour foreshadows the manifest (saguṇa) mode of the Divine—Śiva and Śakti becoming approachable through form, devotion, and sacred rites. This narrative atmosphere supports temple worship and Liṅga-bhakti as grace-bearing, embodied devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

While no specific rite is commanded, the setting with purohita and brāhmaṇas implies śuddhi (purification) and auspicious observance—practically taken as maintaining purity, reciting the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and offering simple worship with devotion.