Shloka 46

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

दुःखं च विविधं तत्र गणितं न तयागतम् । केवलं मन आधाय शिवे सासीत्स्थिता मुने

Transliteration

duḥkhaṃ ca vividhaṃ tatra gaṇitaṃ na tayāgatam | kevalaṃ mana ādhāya śive sāsītsthitā mune

Translation

Many kinds of sorrow were present there, yet she did not take them into account. Fixing her mind solely upon Śiva, she remained unwavering, O sage.

Word by Word

• दुःखम्: suffering
• दुःखम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; of gaṇitam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• विविधम्: various
• विविधम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दुःखम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• गणितम्: counted/considered
• गणितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गण् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दुःखम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषण (counted/considered)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

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

• आगतम्: that had come/occurred
• आगतम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दुःखम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (come/occurred)

• केवलम्: only
• केवलम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (only/merely)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आधाय: having fixed/placed
• आधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Gerund)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having placed/fixed)

• शिवे: on/in Śiva
• शिवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative; object of fixation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्थिता: steadfast/remaining
• स्थिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सा’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (remained/standing)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It praises Pārvatī’s steadfast bhakti: suffering is not denied, but it is not allowed to bind the soul when the mind rests in Pati (Śiva), pointing to liberation through unwavering devotion.

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

Her practice is inner worship—holding Śiva in the heart—yet it aligns with Saguna devotion expressed outwardly through Liṅga-pūjā, where the devotee learns to keep constant remembrance beyond circumstances.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

One-pointed meditation and japa: place the mind on Śiva through the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by simple disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa to stabilize remembrance.