Shloka 62

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

तत्तपोदर्शनार्थं हि समाजग्मुश्च तेऽखिलाः । धन्यान्निजान्मन्यमाना जगदुश्चेति सम्मताः

Transliteration

tattapodarśanārthaṃ hi samājagmuśca te'khilāḥ | dhanyānnijānmanyamānā jagaduśceti sammatāḥ

Translation

ಆ ತಪಸ್ಸಿನ ದರ್ಶನಾರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ಅವರು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರಿದರು. ತಮ್ಮವರನ್ನು ಧನ್ಯರೆಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಿ, ದೃಢ ನಿಶ್ಚಯದಿಂದ ಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ಅದನ್ನೇ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದರು.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• tapaḥ-darśana-artham: for the purpose of seeing that austerity
• tapaḥ-darśana-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; purpose expression (अर्थे द्वितीया); compound = 'tapasya darśanam' + 'tasya arthaḥ'

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic/causal

• samājagmuḥ: they went/assembled
• samājagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, Aorist), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); with preverb सम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; pronoun

• akhilāḥ: all
• akhilāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; adjective qualifying 'te'

• dhanyān: fortunate/blessed
• dhanyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; predicate/object-complement with 'manyamānāḥ'

• nijān: their own (selves)
• nijān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; 'their own' (self-referential)

• manyamānāḥ: thinking/considering (themselves)
• manyamānāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (मन् धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त), Parasmaipada; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; agreeing with 'te'

• jagaduḥ: they said
• jagaduḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gad (गद् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; irregular perfect of √gad 'to say'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात) marking end of speech

• sammatāḥ: (they were) regarded/approved
• sammatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√man (मन् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; 'approved/considered'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Depicts ‘darśana’ of tapas as spiritually meritorious—analogous to tīrtha-yātrā and darśana of liṅga/saints; encourages satsanga and witnessing exemplary dharma.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva principle that darśana of genuine tapas (austerity undertaken for Shiva) inspires faith and purifies the mind; those who witness and honor such discipline become inwardly uplifted and spread its sanctity to others.

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

In the Shiva Purana, reverence for tapas is part of Saguna Shiva-bhakti: devotees seek holy darśana, gain śraddhā, and then turn that inspiration into concrete worship—often expressed through Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and disciplined living aligned with Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek sat-saṅga and holy darśana, then adopt a steady sādhana such as Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with simple self-restraint; if following Purāṇic practice, support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance.