Shloka 68

गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्

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

Devanagari script

चेच्छिवस्स हि मे विप्रा विवाहं न करिष्यति । अविवाहा सदाहं स्यां सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम्

Transliteration

cecchivassa hi me viprā vivāhaṃ na kariṣyati | avivāhā sadāhaṃ syāṃ satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmyaham

Translation

ಓ ವಿಪ್ರರೇ, ನನ್ನ ಶಿವನು ವಿವಾಹ ಮಾಡದಿದ್ದರೆ ನಾನು ಸದಾಕಾಲ ಅವಿವಾಹಿತೆಯಾಗಿಯೇ ಇರುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಇದು ಸತ್ಯ—ಸತ್ಯವೆಂದು ಸತ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Word by Word

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• मे: my / of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम (my/of me)

• विप्राः: O brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थेऽपि प्रयोगः

• विवाहम्: marriage
• विवाहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• करिष्यति: will do / will perform
• करिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अविवाहा: unmarried
• अविवाहा: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्याम्: would be / may I be
• स्याम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truth / truly
• सत्यम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative) एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (used adverbially: truly)

• सत्यम्: truly
• सत्यम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative) एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बल (repetition for emphasis)

• वदामि: I say
• वदामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (emphatic repetition)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it belongs to the Pārvatī-Śiva marriage narrative stream, emphasizing Pārvatī’s unwavering niścaya (vow-like resolve).

Significance: Supports devotion at Śiva-Pārvatī vivāha-sthalas (e.g., Himalayan and pan-Indian kalyāṇa-kṣetras) where steadfast bhakti and dharma are celebrated.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It shows Pārvatī’s ekānta-bhakti and niścaya (unshakable resolve): she accepts no substitute for Śiva, expressing the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of exclusive surrender to Pati (Lord Shiva) as the true refuge.

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

The verse emphasizes commitment to Śiva as the personal Lord (Saguna Shiva) who responds to devotion and tapas; in Purāṇic practice this devotion is commonly expressed through Śiva-liṅga worship as the accessible form of the transcendent Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is vrata and tapas with japa—especially Panchākṣarī mantra japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—supported by simple Śiva-pūjā such as offering water to the liṅga and wearing vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) as a sign of Shaiva dedication.