Shloka 13

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

तप्तुकामा तु ते पुत्री शिवार्थं परमं तपः । प्राप्तानुज्ञा पितुश्चैव तुभ्यं च परिपृच्छति

Transliteration

taptukāmā tu te putrī śivārthaṃ paramaṃ tapaḥ | prāptānujñā pituścaiva tubhyaṃ ca paripṛcchati

Translation

Your daughter, desiring to undertake austerity for the sake of attaining Śiva, wishes to perform the highest tapas. Having obtained her father’s permission, she now comes to you as well and seeks your consent.

Word by Word

• तप्तुकामा: desirous to do penance
• तप्तुकामा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप्तु(तप्+तुम्) + कामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); compound: तप्तुम् (to perform austerity) + कामा (desirous)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात, अव्यय)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• पुत्री: daughter
• पुत्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• शिवार्थम्: for Shiva’s sake
• शिवार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); compound: शिवस्य अर्थः (for Shiva’s sake/purpose)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्राप्तानुज्ञा: having obtained permission
• प्राप्तानुज्ञा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त + अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘having obtained permission’

• पितुः: of (her) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय, अव्यय)

• एव: indeed
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण, अव्यय)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय, अव्यय)

• परिपृच्छति: asks; inquires
• परिपृच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights disciplined tapas offered specifically for Śiva (Śivārtha), showing that sincere spiritual effort, guided by dharma and elders’ consent, becomes a pure means to receive Śiva’s grace.

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

The intent “for Śiva” aligns with Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva as the Lord who responds to prayer, vows, and worship (including Liṅga-pūjā), where inner resolve is supported by outer observance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is vrata and mantra-japa undertaken as tapas—especially steady repetition of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with purity, restraint, and devotional focus toward Śiva.