Shloka 1

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । त्वयि देवमुने याते पार्वती हृष्टमानसा । तपस्साध्यं हरं मेने तपोर्थं मन आदधे

Transliteration

brahmovāca | tvayi devamune yāte pārvatī hṛṣṭamānasā | tapassādhyaṃ haraṃ mene taporthaṃ mana ādadhe

Translation

Brahmā said: “When you, O divine sage, had departed, Pārvatī—her mind filled with joy—considered Lord Hara to be attainable through tapas (austerity). Therefore she resolved in her heart to undertake austerities for that purpose.”

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tvayi: when you / in you
• tvayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• devamune: O divine sage
• devamune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘देवः मुनिः’ = divine sage)

• yāte: having gone
• yāte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; लोके सप्तमी (locative absolute): ‘(with) you having gone’

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hṛṣṭamānasā: with a delighted mind
• hṛṣṭamānasā: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (‘हृष्टं मानसं यस्याः सा’ = she whose mind is delighted)

• tapassādhyam: attainable by austerity
• tapassādhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapas + sādhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘तपसा साध्यः’ = attainable by austerity)

• haram: Hara (Śiva)
• haram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mene: thought/considered
• mene: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• artham: for the purpose
• artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose)

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ādadhe: fixed/placed (set)
• ādadhe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग-आ (ā-)

Speaker

Brahmā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Pārvatī’s inner certainty that Śiva (Hara), the Supreme Pati, is approached through tapas—disciplined self-purification and one-pointed devotion—showing that sincere resolve (saṅkalpa) is the seed of spiritual attainment.

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

By calling Śiva “Hara” and describing Him as ‘attainable through tapas,’ the verse supports Saguna devotion expressed through disciplined worship—often centered on the Śiva-liṅga—where outer practice and inner concentration mature into divine grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is tapas with steady mind: regular japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), vrata-like discipline, and meditative focus on Śiva, undertaken with a clear intention to attain Him.