Shloka 33

Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam

The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity

Devanagari script

जानाम्यहं च तं रुद्रं शृणु त्वम्प्रवदामि ते । वृषध्वजस्स रुद्रो हि विकृतात्मा जटाधरः

Transliteration

jānāmyahaṃ ca taṃ rudraṃ śṛṇu tvampravadāmi te | vṛṣadhvajassa rudro hi vikṛtātmā jaṭādharaḥ

Translation

আমি সেই রুদ্রকে জানি; শোনো, তোমাকে বলছি। তিনি বৃষধ্বজ রুদ্রই—অদ্ভুত, অতিলৌকিক স্বভাবের—এবং জটাধারী প্রভু।

Word by Word

• जानामि: I know
• जानामि: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन (common gender pronoun)

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

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन (common gender pronoun)

• प्रवदामि: I tell/explain
• प्रवदामि: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग-प्र

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; enclitic form

• वृषध्वजः: whose banner is the bull
• वृषध्वजः: विशेषण (Appositional epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वृषस्य ध्वजः)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुबोधक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• विकृतात्मा: of strange nature
• विकृतात्मा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकृत + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य आत्मा विकृतः सः)

• जटाधरः: wearer of matted locks
• जटाधरः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटा + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (जटां धरति इति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages, typical Shatarudra discourse style)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Nandi

FAQs

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

The verse affirms Rudra as knowable and describable through His sacred attributes (bull-emblem, matted hair), guiding the devotee to contemplate Saguna Shiva as a doorway to the Supreme who transcends ordinary nature (vikṛtātmā).

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

By naming Rudra as Vṛṣadhvaja and Jaṭādhara, the text points to concrete devotional identifiers used in Linga and murti worship—supporting focused bhakti and dhyāna on Shiva’s gracious, manifest form while remembering His transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as Vṛṣadhvaja (with Nandi) and Jaṭādhara while chanting the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”; optionally accompany with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to steady remembrance.