Shloka 73

गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्

Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वा शिवं नत्वा वृत्तांतं विनिवेद्य तम् । तदाज्ञां समनुप्राप्य स्वर्लोकं जग्मुरादरात्

Transliteration

tatra gatvā śivaṃ natvā vṛttāṃtaṃ vinivedya tam | tadājñāṃ samanuprāpya svarlokaṃ jagmurādarāt

Translation

Llegados allí, se inclinaron ante el Señor Śiva y le comunicaron íntegramente lo sucedido. Al recibir Su mandato, partieron con reverencia hacia Svarga-loka, el reino celestial.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); अव्ययभाव; ‘having gone’

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); अव्ययभाव; ‘having bowed (to)’

• वृत्तान्तम्: the account/news
• वृत्तान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• विनिवेद्य: having informed
• विनिवेद्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-√विद्/√वेद् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (gerund); अव्ययभाव; ‘having reported/informed’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासपूर्वपद/निर्देशक) नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that’

• आज्ञाम्: command/permission
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• समनुप्राप्य: having obtained
• समनुप्राप्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अनु-√प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (gerund); अव्ययभाव; ‘having obtained/received’

• स्वर्लोकम्: the heavenly world
• स्वर्लोकम्: Karma (कर्म; गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी: स्वर्गस्य लोकः); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘out of respect’ (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Shows the pattern: approach (praṇāma) → report (vinivedana) → divine command (ājñā) → onward journey; emphasizes Śiva as the sovereign dispenser of direction and grace.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta ethic of śaraṇāgati: first bow to Pati (Śiva), then offer truthful submission of one’s situation, and finally act only after receiving (or aligning with) the Lord’s ājñā—showing that grace-guided obedience leads the soul onward.

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

The verse models Saguna devotion: approaching Śiva as the personal Lord who hears, responds, and grants permission. In Linga-worship too, the devotee begins with namaskāra, offers a complete nivedana (inner confession/report), and accepts the Lord’s will as the guiding principle of dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin daily pūjā or japa with prostration (namana), mentally place one’s ‘vṛttānta’ before Śiva, and then continue japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while resolving to act according to dharma as Śiva’s command.