Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

योगपट्टस्थितं शंभुं गणैश्च परिवारितम् । तपोरूपं दधानं च परमेश्वररूपिणम्

Transliteration

yogapaṭṭasthitaṃ śaṃbhuṃ gaṇaiśca parivāritam | taporūpaṃ dadhānaṃ ca parameśvararūpiṇam

Translation

They beheld Śambhu seated in the yogic posture with the yoga-strap, surrounded by His gaṇas—bearing the very form of tapas (austerity) and manifest as Parameśvara, the Supreme Lord.

Word by Word

• योग-पट्ट-स्थितम्: seated on a yoga-strap
• योग-पट्ट-स्थितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + पट्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: योगपट्टे स्थितम् (seated on a yoga-strap)

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गणैः: by the gaṇas
• गणैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय — conjunction ‘and’

• परिवारितम्: surrounded
• परिवारितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; शम्भुम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तपो-रूपम्: the form of austerity
• तपो-रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तपसः रूपम्)

• दधानम्: bearing
• दधानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; शम्भुम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय — conjunction

• परम-ईश्वर-रूपिणम्: having the form of the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वर-रूपिणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष: परमेश्वरस्य रूपी (having the form/nature of the Supreme Lord)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Depicts Śiva as the yogic Parameśvara surrounded by gaṇas—an archetype for temple-darśana where the Lord is seen as tapas itself, inspiring renunciation and inner discipline.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas
• Parameshvara

FAQs

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

The verse presents Śiva as Tapomaya (embodiment of austerity) and Parameśvara, indicating that disciplined tapas and yogic steadiness culminate in realizing the Supreme Pati (Lord) who grants liberation.

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

It supports Saguna-upāsanā by giving a contemplative form for dhyāna—Śiva seated in yogic composure—through which devotees can progress toward the deeper truth of Parameśvara that the Liṅga also signifies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva in a steady yogic seat (āsana), focusing on tapas and inner restraint; accompany the dhyāna with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a Shaiva Siddhānta-aligned practice.