Shloka 15

पार्वत्याः तपः—हिमालयादिभिः उपदेशः / Pārvatī’s Austerity and Counsel from Himālaya and Others

Devanagari script

तपोबलेन महता सुसेव्यो हि सदाशिवः । जानीध्वं हि महाभागास्सत्यं सत्यं वदामि वः

Transliteration

tapobalena mahatā susevyo hi sadāśivaḥ | jānīdhvaṃ hi mahābhāgāssatyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmi vaḥ

Translation

Par la grande puissance de l’austérité (tapas), Sadāśiva doit assurément être adoré avec une dévotion inébranlable. Sachez-le, ô nobles âmes : je vous dis la vérité, la vérité seule.

Word by Word

• तपः-बलेन: by the power of austerity
• तपः-बलेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तपसः बलम्)

• महता: great
• महता: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तपः-बलेन)

• सु-सेव्यः: worthy to be served
• सु-सेव्यः: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्तः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सेवितव्यः’ (worthy to be served)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; हेतौ/निश्चये (indeed/for)

• सदा-शिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदा-शिवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सदा शिवः)

• जानीध्वम्: know (you all)
• जानीध्वम्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘जानित’ (know/understand)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; पुनर्निश्चयार्थः (indeed)

• महा-भागाः: O fortunate ones
• महा-भागाः: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (vocative sense); कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः यस्य)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as truthfully) / कर्मरूपेण

• सत्यम्: truth (truly)
• सत्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्त्या बलवचनम् (emphatic repetition)

• वदामि: I say
• वदामि: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वः: to you / of you
• वः: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (Recipient/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative) बहुवचन-रूप (enclitic); ‘you (of you / to you)’

Speaker

Narrator (within Rudra Saṃhitā’s Pārvatīkhaṇḍa discourse; traditionally framed by Sūta Gosvāmin conveying the Purāṇic narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined tapas (inner heat, restraint, and spiritual effort) becomes a potent means of approaching Sadāśiva, and it emphasizes truthfulness and certainty in the path—Shiva’s worship is affirmed as a reliable way to divine grace and liberation.

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

In Shaiva practice, tapas culminates in “susevā” (reverent service/worship), commonly expressed as Liṅga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and offerings—approaching Saguna Shiva as Sadāśiva, the compassionate Lord accessible to devotees, while pointing toward the highest auspicious reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake tapas with regularity—such as daily mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), disciplined vows/fasting (useful for Mahāśivarātri), and focused worship (pūjā/abhiṣeka) offered to Sadāśiva with truthful intention.