Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

ततश्चिरेण सा मोहं धैर्य्या त्संस्तभ्य पार्वती । नियमायाऽभवत्तत्र दीक्षिता हिमवत्सुता

Transliteration

tataścireṇa sā mohaṃ dhairyyā tsaṃstabhya pārvatī | niyamāyā'bhavattatra dīkṣitā himavatsutā

Translation

やがて久しい時を経て、パールヴァティーは勇気の堅固さによって迷妄を抑えた。そしてその地で、ヒマヴァーンの娘は修行のために灌頂を受け、シヴァを求めてニヤマ（規律ある誓戒）に入った。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• cireṇa: after a long time
• cireṇa: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cira (चिर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• moham: delusion
• moham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: moha (मोह प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• dhairyāt: from/through courage
• dhairyāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhairya (धैर्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṃstabhya: having restrained/steadied
• saṃstabhya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√stambh (स्तम्भ् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): “having steadied/controlled”

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (पार्वती प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• niyamāya: for observance/discipline
• niyamāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (नियम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: there)

• dīkṣitā: initiated/consecrated
• dīkṣitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīkṣita (दीक्षित प्रातिपदिक; √dīkṣ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• himavat-sutā: daughter of Himavat
• himavat-sutā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavat (हिमवत् प्रातिपदिक) + sutā (सुता प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (“daughter of Himavat”)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Sets up the local sanctity through Devī’s dīkṣā into niyama; the place becomes charged by her vow and tapas rather than a Jyotirliṅga manifestation.

Significance: Teaches that steadiness (dhairya) and vrata-niyama are prerequisites for receiving Śiva’s anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Himavan

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis that spiritual progress begins when moha (delusion) is steadied by dhairya (firm resolve) and is redirected into niyama—disciplined, consecrated practice aimed at union with Pati (Śiva).

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

Pārvatī’s ‘dīkṣā for niyama’ reflects the preparatory purity and vow-based approach that supports Saguna Śiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā—where devotion is stabilized through regulated conduct, fasting, and focused intention.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse suggests adopting niyama and vrata: regulated vows (fasting, simplicity, truthfulness), steady japa of Śiva-mantras (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and a consecrated mindset (dīkṣā-bhāva) for sustained tapas.