Shloka 63

Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam

The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity

Devanagari script

गृहीत्वा विधिवत्पाणिं कैलासं स तया ययौ । पतिं तं गिरिजा प्राप्य देवकार्यं चकार सा

Transliteration

gṛhītvā vidhivatpāṇiṃ kailāsaṃ sa tayā yayau | patiṃ taṃ girijā prāpya devakāryaṃ cakāra sā

Translation

Having duly taken her hand in the prescribed rite, he went with her to Kailāsa. Girijā, having attained him as her Lord, then carried out the work of the gods.

Word by Word

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having taken/held’

• vidhivat: duly, according to rite
• vidhivat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhivat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘according to rule/rite’

• pāṇim: hand
• pāṇim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• kailāsam: Kailāsa (mountain)
• kailāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देश (destination)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tayā: with her
• tayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• patim: husband, lord
• patim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• tam: that (him)
• tam: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• girijā: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• girijā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्यय (absolutive in -ya), अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having obtained/attained’

• devakāryam: the gods’ task
• devakāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवानां कार्यम्

• cakāra: did, accomplished
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse situates the divine marriage and return to Kailāsa, a paradigmatic ‘Śiva-loka’ setting rather than a specific liṅga-sthala origin.

Significance: Contemplation of Śiva–Pārvatī vivāha is held to confer saubhāgya (auspicious marital harmony) and bhakti; in Siddhānta terms it signifies the Lord’s gracious accessibility (anugraha) to the soul through śakti.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as Pati (the Lord) and Girijā as the devoted Śakti who, after the sacred union, participates in divine service—showing that household life aligned with dharma can be a vehicle for devotion and grace.

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

By depicting Śiva in a personal, saguna form as husband and Lord dwelling on Kailāsa, the verse supports devotional worship where the devotee relates to Śiva as an accessible divine person, often approached through the Liṅga as his sacred presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The emphasis on विधिवत् (proper rite) points to disciplined worship—daily Śiva-pūjā with mantra (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with purity practices such as bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and steady bhakti.