Shloka 61

Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam

The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity

Devanagari script

ततः प्रहृष्टा सा दृष्ट्वा दिव्यरूपं शिवस्य तत् । प्रत्युवाच प्रभुं प्रीत्या लज्जयाधो मुखी शिवा

Transliteration

tataḥ prahṛṣṭā sā dṛṣṭvā divyarūpaṃ śivasya tat | pratyuvāca prabhuṃ prītyā lajjayādho mukhī śivā

Translation

Then she—Śivā (Pārvatī)—rejoiced on beholding that divine form of Lord Śiva. With loving delight, yet with modesty and her face lowered, she replied to the Lord.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), उपपद/क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘thereupon/then’

• prahṛṣṭā: delighted, thrilled
• prahṛṣṭā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣ (धातु) → prahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), ‘having seen’

• divya-rūpam: the divine form
• divya-rūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• śivasya: of Śiva
• śivasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी (genitive)

• tat: that (form)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पूर्वोक्तस्य निर्देश (anaphoric)

• pratyuvāca: replied
• pratyuvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘replied/spoke back’

• prabhum: the Lord
• prabhum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बोध्य/कर्म (object of speech)

• prītyā: with affection
• prītyā: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (instrumental: ‘with/out of’)

• lajjayā: with shyness
• lajjayā: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lajjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु

• adhaḥ: downwards
• adhaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘downwards/below’

• mukhī: with face (turned)
• mukhī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘having (such) a face’

• śivā: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• śivā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Darśana of Śiva’s divya-rūpa is presented as the turning point that ripens the soul’s readiness; pilgrimage is framed as ‘seeing’ (darśana) that awakens prīti and humility (lajjā).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights that divine realization often begins with darśana (vision) of Śiva’s gracious, manifest (saguṇa) form, which awakens bhakti—joy, reverence, and humility—purifying the heart and aligning the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).

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

The verse emphasizes saguṇa-darśana—encountering Śiva’s divine form—mirroring how devotees approach the Śiva-liṅga as a compassionate, accessible focus for devotion, through which inner transformation and closeness to Śiva arise.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is reverent darśana and humble japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with modesty and devotion, cultivating an inwardly bowed mind (adhomukhī-bhāva) before Śiva.