Shloka 62
Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam
The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity
शिवोवाच । यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश करोषि च कृपां मयि । पतिर्मे भव देवेश इत्युक्तश्शिवया शिवः
śivovāca | yadi prasanno deveśa karoṣi ca kṛpāṃ mayi | patirme bhava deveśa ityuktaśśivayā śivaḥ
ಶಿವಾ ಹೇಳಿದರು—“ಹೇ ದೇವೇಶ! ನೀವು ಪ್ರಸನ್ನರಾಗಿದ್ದು ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೃಪೆ ತೋರಿದರೆ, ಹೇ ದೇವೇಶ, ನೀವು ನನ್ನ ಪತಿಯಾಗಿರಿ.” ಎಂದು ಶಿವಾ ಶಿವನಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದರು.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Frames the highest ‘boon’ as relational union with Śiva (pati-bhāva), not merely worldly gifts—mirroring the pilgrim’s aspiration for sāyujya/sāmīpya through grace.
Mantra: यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश करोषि च कृपां मयि । पतिर्मे भव देवेश
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights anugraha (divine grace): the soul’s earnest plea and the Lord’s compassion culminate in sacred union, symbolizing Shiva as Pati (Lord) who grants fulfillment and spiritual auspiciousness.
It reflects Saguna Shiva—Shiva as a personal Lord who responds to devotion. Linga-worship similarly approaches Shiva as the accessible, compassionate Pati who accepts the devotee’s surrender and grants blessings.
A practical takeaway is sincere prayer with bhakti, supported by japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating Shiva as Deveśa and Pati, seeking His grace and inner steadiness.