Shloka 51

प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence

Devanagari script

यदैवैषा तपश्चर्याव्रतं काली करिष्यति । तदा च तां ग्रहीष्यामि गर्वबीजविवर्जिताम्

Transliteration

yadaivaiṣā tapaścaryāvrataṃ kālī kariṣyati | tadā ca tāṃ grahīṣyāmi garvabījavivarjitām

Translation

Wenn diese Kāli (Pārvatī) wahrhaft das Gelübde der Askese auf sich nimmt, dann werde ich sie annehmen—sobald sie selbst vom Samen des Hochmuts frei ist.

Word by Word

• yadā: when
• yadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• eṣā: this (woman)/she
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• tapaḥcaryā-vratam: vow of austerity
• tapaḥcaryā-vratam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapaḥcaryā (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'tapaḥcaryāyāḥ vratam'

• kālī: Kālī
• kālī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kariṣyati: will do/perform
• kariṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लृट्, Simple Future), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक-निपात)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• grahīṣyāmi: I will accept/take
• grahīṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लृट्, Simple Future), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• garva-bīja-vivarjitām: devoid of the seed of pride
• garva-bīja-vivarjitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garva (प्रातिपदिक) + bīja (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (कृदन्त; वि+वर्ज्)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'tām'; compound: 'garvasya bījam' (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + 'vivarjitā' = 'devoid of the seed of pride'

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that true union with Shiva (grace and fulfillment) arises when austerity is joined with inner purification—especially the uprooting of pride, a key form of bondage that blocks divine grace in Shaiva thought.

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

It supports Saguna Shiva devotion as a transformative relationship: worship and vows are not merely external acts, but disciplines that soften ego and cultivate surrender, making the devotee fit to receive Shiva’s grace—symbolized in Linga-worship as steadfast presence and purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake a vrata with tapas (self-discipline), paired with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily self-examination to remove garva (pride); simple supports like vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa may be used as reminders of humility and Shiva-bhakti.