Shloka 32

Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam

The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity

Devanagari script

जटिल उवाच । हिमाचलसुते देवि का बुद्धिः स्वीकृता त्वया । रुद्रार्थं विबुधान्हित्वा करोषि विपुलन्तपः

Transliteration

jaṭila uvāca | himācalasute devi kā buddhiḥ svīkṛtā tvayā | rudrārthaṃ vibudhānhitvā karoṣi vipulantapaḥ

Translation

ಜಟಿಲನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಹಿಮಾಚಲಸುತೆ ದೇವಿ! ನೀನು ಯಾವ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪವನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದ್ದೀ? ರುದ್ರಾರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ದೇವರ ಸಂಗವನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ ಅಪಾರ ತಪಸ್ಸು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀಯೆ।

Word by Word

• जटिलः: Jaṭila (the ascetic)
• जटिलः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता-निर्देश (speaker tag)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• हिमाचलसुते: O daughter of Himālaya
• हिमाचलसुते: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमाचल + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हिमाचलस्य सुता)

• देवि: O goddess/lady
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• का: what? which?
• का: विशेषण/प्रश्न (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• बुद्धिः: intention/decision
• बुद्धिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वीकृता: accepted/adopted
• स्वीकृता: विशेषण (Predicate adjective of buddhiḥ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वी + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग-सूचक (accepted/taken)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: करण/कर्ता (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्री/पुं (common), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• रुद्रार्थम्: for Rudra’s sake
• रुद्रार्थम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (रुद्रस्य अर्थः/रुद्राय अर्थः—‘for Rudra’s sake’)

• विबुधान्: the gods/wise beings
• विबुधान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• हित्वा: having abandoned
• हित्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), अर्थः—त्यक्त्वा (having abandoned)

• करोषि: you do/perform
• करोषि: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विपुलम्: great/abundant
• विपुलम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying tapaḥ)

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Jaṭila (sage)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva (Rudra)
• Himavan (Himācala)
• Devas (Vibudhas)

FAQs

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

It highlights single-pointed resolve (buddhi) and renunciation: the Goddess chooses severe tapas solely for Rudra, showing that union with Pati (Shiva) is higher than celestial comforts or social approval.

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

By calling him “Rudra,” the verse points to Saguna Shiva as the personal Lord who responds to devotion; such tapas is traditionally supported by Shiva-upasana—japa, dhyana, and worship of Shiva’s form, often centered on the Linga as the accessible focus of devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined tapas for Shiva: regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Rudra, and vrata-like restraint; this aligns with Shaiva practices often accompanied by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as aids to remembrance.