Shloka 636
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
तपस्विनस्तपस्विन्या तेजस्विन्याउइतितेजस: । भुगुश्रेष्ठ॒ वहाँ उन सबने उन दोनोंके चरणोंमें मस्तक झुकाकर उन्हें प्रसन्न करके भगवान् रुद्रसे कहा--*पापरहित महादेव! यह जो देवी पार्ववीके साथ आपका समागम हुआ है
tapasvinās tapasvinyā tejasvinyā iti tejasāḥ | bhṛguśreṣṭha, vahāṃ te sarve tau ubhau caraṇayoḥ mastakaṃ nidhāya prasādya bhagavantaṃ rudram ūcuḥ— apāparahita mahādeva! ayaṃ yaḥ devyāḥ pārvatyā saha tava samāgamaḥ sa tapasvinaḥ tapasvinyā saha, mahātejasvinaḥ tejasvinyā saha ca saṃyogaḥ |
Bhīṣma said: The foremost of the Bhṛgus and the others, declaring, “An ascetic with an ascetic woman; a radiant one with a radiant woman,” bowed their heads at the feet of the divine pair. Having pleased them, they addressed Lord Rudra: “O Mahādeva, free from sin! This union of yours with the goddess Pārvatī is the fitting conjunction of austerity with austerity and of great spiritual brilliance with great spiritual brilliance.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Śiva and Pārvatī’s union as ethically and spiritually appropriate: like joins with like—tapas with tapas and tejas with tejas—highlighting the dharmic ideal that relationships are strengthened when virtues, discipline, and spiritual aims are shared.
Sages led by a foremost Bhṛgu bow to Śiva and Pārvatī, seek their favor, and then praise Rudra, declaring that his union with Pārvatī is a harmonious meeting of two ascetics and two beings of great spiritual radiance.