Shloka 30

Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam

The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity

Devanagari script

हित्वेन्द्रप्रमुखान्देवान्विष्णुम्ब्रह्माणमप्यहम् । पतिम्पिनाकपाणिं वै प्राप्तुमिच्छामि सत्यतः

Transliteration

hitvendrapramukhāndevānviṣṇumbrahmāṇamapyaham | patimpinākapāṇiṃ vai prāptumicchāmi satyataḥ

Translation

ಇಂದ್ರಾದಿ ದೇವರನ್ನು, ವಿಷ್ಣುವನ್ನೂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನನ್ನೂ ಸಹ ಬದಿಗಿಟ್ಟು, ನಾನು ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಪಿನಾಕಧಾರಿ ಪತಿ—ಭಗವಾನ್ ಶಿವನನ್ನೇ—ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಿಗೊಳಲು ಇಚ್ಛಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Word by Word

• hitvā: having abandoned
• hitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावेन; धातु: हा (त्यागे) — ‘having abandoned’

• indra: Indra
• indra: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• pramukhān: as chief/foremost
• pramukhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• devān: the gods
• devān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — ‘also/even’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• patim: lord/master
• patim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• pinākapāṇim: the Pināka-bow-handed one (Śiva)
• pinākapāṇim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pināka (प्रातिपदिक) + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: पिनाकस्य पाणिः यस्य/पिनाकपाणिः (epithet)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• prāptum: to attain
• prāptum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prāp (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), धातु: प्राप् (प्राप्तौ) — ‘to attain’

• icchāmi: I desire
• icchāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• satyataḥ: truly
• satyataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satyataḥ (अव्यय; satya- + -taḥ)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) — ‘in truth/truly’

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant within Suta Goswami’s narration in the Śatarudrasaṃhitā context (devotional declaration addressed toward Lord Shiva).

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it is a hierarchy statement: Śiva as Pati surpassing Indra, Viṣṇu, and Brahmā, sought as the ultimate refuge and attainment.

Significance: Affirms Śiva’s paratva (supremacy) and ekānta-śaraṇāgati; pilgrimage becomes single-pointed orientation to Śiva beyond all secondary devatās.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra
• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It expresses ekānta-bhakti—exclusive, sincere surrender to Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord), placing even the highest cosmic deities below the goal of attaining Mahādeva, who alone grants liberation.

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

By naming Śiva as Pinākapāṇi (a personal, worshipful form), the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Shiva with attributes—commonly approached through the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible embodiment of the Supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is focused devotion: worship Śiva alone with steady intent—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and liṅga-pūjā—offering mind and actions to Pati with sincerity (satyataḥ).