Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny

Devanagari script

स्वपतेस्सुखदात्यन्तं पित्रोः कीर्तिविवर्द्धिनी । महासाध्वी च सर्वासु महानन्दकरी सदा

Transliteration

svapatessukhadātyantaṃ pitroḥ kīrtivivarddhinī | mahāsādhvī ca sarvāsu mahānandakarī sadā

Translation

她赐予丈夫无量安乐，并恒常增益父母的声名。在一切女子之中，她确为大贞洁贤德者，常为众人带来广大喜悦。

Word by Word

• स्वपतेः: of the husband
• स्वपतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• सुखदाति-अत्यन्तम्: exceedingly (as giver of happiness)
• सुखदाति-अत्यन्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + दा (धातु) + अत्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverbial intensifier)

• पित्रोः: of (her) parents
• पित्रोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• कीर्ति-विवर्धिनी: increasing (their) fame
• कीर्ति-विवर्धिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ध् (धातु) → विवर्धिनी (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• महासाध्वी: a great virtuous woman
• महासाध्वी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वासु: among all (women)
• सर्वासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• महानन्दकरी: causing great joy
• महानन्दकरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) → करी (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• parents

FAQs

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

It praises the Shaiva ideal of śīla (noble conduct): a life of chastity, devotion, and selfless virtue that uplifts both spouse and family, making the home a fit ground for bhakti and inner purity.

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

In the Parvati Khanda, Parvati’s excellence exemplifies Saguna devotion—virtue expressed in lived dharma. Such purity and harmony in household life support steady Shiva-bhakti and reverence to the Linga as the sanctifying center of the home.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily Shiva-bhakti with purity of conduct—simple Linga worship, japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and maintaining sattvic discipline—so that devotion naturally becomes a source of peace and joy for all.