Shloka 22

सत्यप्रतिज्ञा-तपःसंवादः

Pārvatī’s Vow of Truth and the Dialogue on Her Tapas

Devanagari script

सूर्य्यतेजः परित्यज्य खद्योतद्युतिमिच्छसि । चीनांशुकं विहायैव चर्म्मांबरमिहेच्छसि

Transliteration

sūryyatejaḥ parityajya khadyotadyutimicchasi | cīnāṃśukaṃ vihāyaiva carmmāṃbaramihecchasi

Translation

ಸೂರ್ಯತೇಜಸ್ಸನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ ನೀನು ಖದ್ಯೋತದ ಕ್ಷೀಣ ಪ್ರಕಾಶವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೀ. ಉತ್ತಮ ವಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಮಾಂಬರವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಲು ಇಚ್ಛಿಸುತ್ತೀ.

Word by Word

• सूर्यतेजः: the sun’s radiance
• सूर्यतेजः: कर्म (Karma/Object of parityajya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): ‘सूर्यस्य तेजः’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त) उपसर्गः परि-
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), उपसर्ग (परि-), पूर्वकाल

• खद्योतद्युतिम्: the glow of a firefly
• खद्योतद्युतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of icchasi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खद्योत (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): ‘खद्योतस्य द्युतिः’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चीनांशुकम्: Chinese cloth/silk
• चीनांशुकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of vihāya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चीन (प्रातिपदिक) + अंशुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (देश-विशेषण): ‘चीनदेशीयम् अंशुकम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विहाय: having cast off
• विहाय: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त) उपसर्गः वि-
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), उपसर्ग (वि-), पूर्वकाल

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• चर्माम्बरम्: a skin-garment
• चर्माम्बरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of icchasi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: ‘चर्म एव अम्बरम्’ (a garment of skin); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Reinforces the śreyas-choice central to Śaiva Siddhānta sādhanā: reject ‘firefly-light’ substitutes (limited powers/pleasures) for the ‘sun’ (Śiva’s grace and true knowledge).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse teaches viveka (discernment): rejecting the supreme light of Shiva-realization for trivial pleasures is like preferring a firefly over the sun. Shaiva Siddhanta frames this as turning from Pati (Shiva) toward pasha-bound attractions that cannot grant liberation.

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

It supports Saguna Shiva worship as a practical, elevating focus: instead of chasing lesser, fleeting objects, the devotee should hold to Shiva—often through Linga-upasana—which steadily purifies the soul and redirects desire toward the Highest.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a daily discipline of Shiva-bhakti: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady mind, and cultivate vairagya by consciously choosing Shiva-centered practices over sensory distractions.