Shloka 45

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

वातश्चैव तथा शीतवृष्टिश्च विविधा तथा । दुस्सहोऽपि तथा घर्म्मस्तया सेहे सुचित्तया

Transliteration

vātaścaiva tathā śītavṛṣṭiśca vividhā tathā | dussaho'pi tathā gharmmastayā sehe sucittayā

Translation

There were fierce winds, and many kinds of cold rains; and even the scorching heat, though hard to endure, was borne by her with a pure and steadfast mind.

Word by Word

• वातः: wind
• वातः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis: indeed/just)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (thus/also)

• शीतवृष्टिः: cold rain
• शीतवृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—शीताः वृष्टिः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• विविधा: various
• विविधा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘(वृष्टिः/पीडा)’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also)

• दुस्सहः: hard to bear
• दुस्सहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुस्सह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘घर्मः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-अव्यय (even/also)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also)

• घर्मः: heat (summer heat)
• घर्मः: Karma (कर्म/Object; borne)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तया: by her
• तया: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सेहे: endured
• सेहे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सुचित्तया: with a pure/good mind
• सुचित्तया: Karana (करण/Instrument; manner/quality)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—सुचित्ता (good-minded)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights Parvati’s śuddha-citta (purified mind) and unwavering tapas: endurance of opposites (cold, wind, heat) becomes a means to refine the soul (paśu) by loosening bonds (pāśa) and orienting oneself to the Lord (Pati), Shiva.

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

Parvati’s steadfast austerity is directed toward attaining Saguna Shiva—Lord Shiva approachable through devotion and disciplined practice—showing that inner purity and constancy are the real “offerings” that culminate in Shiva’s grace, often ritually expressed through Linga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined japa and tapas with mental steadiness—such as daily Panchakshara mantra japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a calm mind—supported by simple Shaiva observances like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and focused meditation on Shiva.