Shloka 34

Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam

The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity

Devanagari script

एकाकी च सदा नित्यं विरागी च विशेषतः । तस्मात्त्वं तेन रुद्रेण मनो योक्तुं न चार्हसि

Transliteration

ekākī ca sadā nityaṃ virāgī ca viśeṣataḥ | tasmāttvaṃ tena rudreṇa mano yoktuṃ na cārhasi

Translation

He (Rudra) is ever solitary, eternally self-abiding, and, above all, completely dispassionate. Therefore, you are not fit to bind your mind to that Rudra as an object of worldly attachment.

Word by Word

• एकाकी: solitary
• एकाकी: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of Rudra)

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

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• नित्यम्: constantly
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative: constantly)

• विरागी: dispassionate
• विरागी: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: especially)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: हेतु/अपादान (Reason/Ablative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-प्रयोग (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेन: with him/by him
• तेन: सह/करण (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• रुद्रेण: with Rudra
• रुद्रेण: सह/करण (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

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

• योक्तुम्: to attach/unite
• योक्तुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive), अर्थः—योजयितुम् (to yoke/attach)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• च: and/also
• च: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/बलार्थक-अव्यय (particle: and/also)

• अर्हसि: you ought/are fit
• अर्हसि: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Rudra (Shiva) is inherently beyond worldly desire; spiritual progress requires vairagya—approaching Shiva as the liberating Pati, not as an object of possessive attachment.

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

Linga/Saguna worship is a compassionate support for the mind, but the devotee must keep the intention pure—adoration and surrender for liberation, not worldly clinging—since Shiva remains ever unattached.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mindful detachment while doing Shiva-upasana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) and steady dhyana—offering all desires into Shiva rather than binding the mind to personal gain.