Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 6

गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः

Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva

Devanagari script

प्रणम्य नोत्थिता यावत्तावत्तां परमेश्वरः । प्रगृह्य दोर्भ्यामाश्लिष्य परितः परया मुदा

Transliteration

praṇamya notthitā yāvattāvattāṃ parameśvaraḥ | pragṛhya dorbhyāmāśliṣya paritaḥ parayā mudā

Translation

她顶礼后尚未起身，至上主帕拉梅湿伐罗便立刻以双臂扶住她，拥抱环抱，满怀无量欢喜，将她紧紧贴近。

Word by Word

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√nam (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त), ‘having bowed’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-avyaya (निषेध/negative particle)

• utthitā: risen/stood up
• utthitā: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Strīliṅga, Prathamā Singular; ‘(she) had not risen’

• yāvat: as long as/until
• yāvat: Kāla-avadhi (कालावधि/Temporal limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhi-avyaya (अवधि/limit marker) ‘as long as/until’

• tāvat: so long/then
• tāvat: Kāla-sambandha (कालसम्बन्ध/Correlative time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Tāvat-avyaya (तावत्/correlative ‘so long/then’)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया) Singular

• parameśvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaraḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा) Singular

• pragṛhya: having taken/held
• pragṛhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√grah (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having taken/held’

• dorbhyām: with (his) two arms
• dorbhyām: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dor (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (often treated as feminine), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया) Dual (द्विवचन)

• āśliṣya: having embraced
• āśliṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√śliṣ (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having embraced’

• paritaḥ: all around
• paritaḥ: Deśa (देश/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paritaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (देश/adverb of place) ‘all around’

• parayā: supreme/great
• parayā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया) Singular; qualifies ‘mudā’

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया) Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): sincere humility and surrender (praṇāma) immediately draw the Lord’s compassionate closeness, showing the Pati (Lord) responding to the pashu (soul) with liberating tenderness.

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

Though the Linga is the primary icon of worship, the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s personal accessibility—He is not only the transcendent Absolute but also the loving Lord who accepts the devotee and bestows assurance through intimate grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice heartfelt praṇāma before the Śiva-liṅga, mentally seeking refuge in Śiva as Parameśvara; pair it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cultivate surrender and receptivity to grace.