Shloka 39

पार्वत्याः तपः-परीक्षा (Śiva Tests Pārvatī’s Austerity)

Devanagari script

रूपसार्थाय जनककुलालंकरणाय च । समुद्दिश्य महेशानं कामस्यानुग्रहाय च

Transliteration

rūpasārthāya janakakulālaṃkaraṇāya ca | samuddiśya maheśānaṃ kāmasyānugrahāya ca

Translation

Visant l’obtention d’une beauté parfaite et désirant aussi devenir l’ornement de la lignée de son père, elle contempla Maheśāna (le Seigneur Śiva) ; et de même, afin d’accorder sa grâce à Kāma, le dieu du désir.

Word by Word

• रूपसार्थाय: for the sake of a collection of beauty / for beauty’s abundance
• रूपसार्थाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa + sārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्देश (rūpasya sārthaḥ)

• जनककुलालंकरणाय: for the ornamentation of the father’s family
• जनककुलालंकरणाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka + kula + alaṃkaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (janakakulasya alaṃkaraṇam)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• समुद्दिश्य: having intended / addressing
• समुद्दिश्य: Kriyā (क्रिया/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√diś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; ‘having aimed/with reference to’

• महेशानम्: Maheshana (Lord Śiva)
• महेशानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कामस्य: of Kāma
• कामस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अनुग्रहाय: for favor / for grace
• अनुग्रहाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anu-graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga origin; it anticipates the Kāma episode: Pārvatī’s tapas aims at Śiva’s favor, which will indirectly ‘grace’ Kāma (whose function is later curtailed and restored).

Significance: Teaches that Śiva’s anugraha orders even desire (kāma) toward dharma—beauty and social auspiciousness become sanctified when oriented to Maheśāna.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Foreshadows the Kāma-Śiva confrontation cycle (burning of Kāma) and subsequent restoration—cosmic regulation of desire.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kama

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace) as the decisive power that perfects both outer virtues (like beauty and honor) and inner auspiciousness when one intentionally directs the mind toward Maheśāna.

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

“Samuddiśya Maheśānam” indicates purposeful contemplation of Śiva in a personal, worshipable form (Saguna). In practice, such contemplation is commonly supported through Liṅga-pūjā, where devotion and intention are offered to receive Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A focused dhyāna (meditation) on Lord Śiva with a clear sankalpa (intention), commonly paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” seeking anugraha for auspicious refinement.