Shloka 2

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

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Devanagari script

ततः सख्यौ समादाय जयां च विजयां तथा । मातरं पितरं चैव सखीभ्यां पर्यपृच्छत

Transliteration

tataḥ sakhyau samādāya jayāṃ ca vijayāṃ tathā | mātaraṃ pitaraṃ caiva sakhībhyāṃ paryapṛcchata

Translation

Then, taking along her two companions—Jaya and Vijaya—she, through those friends, inquired of her mother and father as well.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ततः = thereafter/from that)

• sakhyau: two female friends
• sakhyau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), द्विवचन (dual)

• samādāya: having taken
• samādāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), उपसर्ग-सम् + आ; ‘having taken along’

• jayām: Jayā
• jayām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• vijayām: Vijayā
• vijayām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तथैव/also, likewise)

• mātaram: mother
• mātaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pitaram: father
• pitaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

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

• sakhībhyām: with the two friends
• sakhībhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), द्विवचन

• paryapṛcchata: asked (inquired)
• paryapṛcchata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + pra + pṛcch (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग-परि + प्र

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Jaya
• Vijaya

FAQs

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

It highlights a dharmic pattern in Shaiva narratives: sincere inquiry (jijñāsā) and seeking guidance through trusted companions, which supports steady devotion and right understanding on the path toward Shiva-bhakti.

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

Though the verse itself is narrative, it sets the relational context in which Saguna Shiva devotion is nurtured—through counsel, family discourse, and preparation for disciplined worship that later culminates in Shiva-oriented vows, mantra, and reverence for the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is the practice of purposeful inquiry before undertaking vrata or japa—seeking proper instruction for Shiva-upāsanā such as Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and observances connected with Mahāśivarātri.