Shloka 26

पार्वत्याः तपः—हिमालयादिभिः उपदेशः / Pārvatī’s Austerity and Counsel from Himālaya and Others

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषामहं स्मृत्वा शिवं हृदा । विचार्य मनसा सर्वं गिरिजायास्तपः फलम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ityākarṇya vacasteṣāmahaṃ smṛtvā śivaṃ hṛdā | vicārya manasā sarvaṃ girijāyāstapaḥ phalam

Translation

Brahmā said: Having thus heard their words, I remembered Lord Śiva within my heart; and, reflecting in my mind on everything, I considered the fruit of Girijā’s austerity.

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु √वच्)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana

• iti: thus
• iti: Prakāra/Quotation marker (प्रकार/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इति-वाचक)

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√karṇ (धातु √कर्ण्/√कॢप्?; here √कर्ण् ‘to hear’) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), “having heard”

• vacaḥ: words, speech
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), Prathamā/ Dvitīyā (Nom/Acc), Ekavacana; here as object of hearing

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Puṃliṅga (masculine) / common, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• smṛtvā: having remembered
• smṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु √स्मृ) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), “having remembered”

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• hṛdā: with/in the heart
• hṛdā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana; karaṇa in sense “in/with the heart”

• vicārya: having considered
• vicārya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√car (धातु √चर्) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), “having reflected/considered”

• manasā: by the mind
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; object of “vicārya”

• girijāyāḥ: of Girijā (Pārvatī)
• girijāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana

• tapaḥ: of austerity
• tapaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; in relation to “phalam”

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), Prathamā/ Dvitīyā (Nom/Acc), Ekavacana; understood as what is considered/ascertained

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse shows that the fruit of tapas is not random: it is discerned in the light of Śiva remembered in the heart. In Shaiva Siddhānta, sincere austerity becomes fruitful when oriented toward Pati (Śiva) with inner remembrance and right understanding.

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

Brahmā’s inner recollection of Śiva highlights Saguna-upāsanā—approaching the Lord with devotion and contemplation. The same inward remembrance supports external worship such as Liṅga-pūjā, where mind and heart are aligned with the deity being worshiped.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear takeaway is smaraṇa (heart-remembrance) of Śiva alongside manasa-vicāra (reflective meditation). Practically, one may combine silent japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with focused contemplation on Śiva while undertaking vrata or disciplined sādhana.