Shloka 62

Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam

The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity

Devanagari script

शिवोवाच । यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश करोषि च कृपां मयि । पतिर्मे भव देवेश इत्युक्तश्शिवया शिवः

Transliteration

śivovāca | yadi prasanno deveśa karoṣi ca kṛpāṃ mayi | patirme bhava deveśa ityuktaśśivayā śivaḥ

Translation

She said: “O Lord of the gods, if You are pleased and show compassion toward me, then, O Lord of the gods, be my husband.” Thus spoke Śivā (the Goddess) to Śiva.

Word by Word

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वक्ता/कर्ता

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तार्थक-समुच्चय (conditional particle): ‘if’

• prasannaḥ: pleased
• prasannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to implied ‘tvam’)

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन

• karoṣi: you do
• karoṣi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction): ‘and’

• kṛpām: mercy, compassion
• kṛpām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• mayi: towards/on me
• mayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative): ‘in/on me’

• patiḥ: husband
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (enclitic); सम्बन्ध

• bhava: become
• bhava: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• uktaḥ: (was) addressed/said
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having been said/addressed’ (predicate to śivaḥ)

• śivayā: by Śivā
• śivayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्तृकरण (agent in passive)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता/विषय

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights anugraha (divine grace): the soul’s earnest plea and the Lord’s compassion culminate in sacred union, symbolizing Shiva as Pati (Lord) who grants fulfillment and spiritual auspiciousness.

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

It reflects Saguna Shiva—Shiva as a personal Lord who responds to devotion. Linga-worship similarly approaches Shiva as the accessible, compassionate Pati who accepts the devotee’s surrender and grants blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sincere prayer with bhakti, supported by japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating Shiva as Deveśa and Pati, seeking His grace and inner steadiness.