Shloka 39

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

विगृह्य मनसा सर्वाणींद्रियाणि सहाशु सा । समुपस्थानिके तत्र चकार परमं तपः

Transliteration

vigṛhya manasā sarvāṇīṃdriyāṇi sahāśu sā | samupasthānike tatra cakāra paramaṃ tapaḥ

Translation

Mit festem Geist zügelte sie alle Sinne und begab sich rasch zu jenem heiligen Ort der Verehrung; dort übte sie die höchste Askese, einspurig im Ziel, den Herrn Śiva zu erlangen.

Word by Word

• विगृह्य: having restrained/controlled
• विगृह्य: Kriya (क्रिया) [पूर्वक्रिया]
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ग्रह्/गृह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया; उपसर्गः वि-

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma (कर्म) [as qualifier]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (इन्द्रियाणि इत्यस्य)

• इन्द्रियाणि: the senses
• इन्द्रियाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• सह: together/along with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी) / Sambaddha-kriya (सम्बद्धक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-योगे; अत्र 'सहाशु' इति पदसमूहः

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• समुपस्थानिके: in the place of attendance/nearby place (of service)
• समुपस्थानिके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उप + स्थानिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक-विशेषण (तत्र इत्यस्य संदर्भे)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) [देशाधिकरण]
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• चकार: did/performed
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• परमम्: supreme, intense
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म) [as qualifier]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तपः इत्यस्य)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse frames Pārvatī’s approach to a “samupasthānika” (place of sacred attendance/approach) as the immediate setting for her tapas aimed at attaining Śiva; no specific Jyotirliṅga is identified in this passage.

Significance: General tīrtha-logic: approaching a consecrated place with indriya-nigraha and ekāgratā is presented as a direct means to Śiva-prāpti (Śiva’s grace).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents tapas as disciplined inner mastery—mind restraining the senses—so devotion becomes steady and fit for Śiva’s grace, the liberating power (Pati) in Śaiva Siddhānta.

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

By going to a dedicated place of worship and performing supreme tapas, Pārvatī models focused Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva through concrete worship and disciplined practice that purifies the seeker for divine revelation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Pratyāhāra-like sense-withdrawal and steady japa/meditation; in Śaiva practice this is commonly supported by Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with simple vrata-style austerity and purity of conduct.