Shloka 26

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

अथ तां दुखितां ज्ञात्वा मेना शैलप्रिया शिवाम् । निदेशं सा ददौ तस्याः पार्वत्यास्तपसे मुने

Transliteration

atha tāṃ dukhitāṃ jñātvā menā śailapriyā śivām | nideśaṃ sā dadau tasyāḥ pārvatyāstapase mune

Translation

«ຕໍ່ມາ ເມນາເຂົ້າໃຈວ່າ ຊີວາ (ປາຣະວະຕີ) ຜູ້ເປັນທີ່ຮັກຂອງພູເຂົາ (ຫິມາລະຍະ) ກຳລັງໂສກເສົ້າ. ເພາະສະນັ້ນ ນາງໄດ້ໃຫ້ຄຳຊີ້ນຳ ໂອ ມຸນີ, ໃຫ້ປາຣະວະຕີປະຕິບັດຕະປະສະ ເພື່ອບັນລຸພຣະຊີວາ»។

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म) of ‘jñātvā’
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• dukhitām: sorrowful
• dukhitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘tām’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dukhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): having known

• menā: Menā
• menā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• śaila-priyā: beloved of the mountain (Himālaya’s consort)
• śaila-priyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘menā’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: शैलस्य प्रिया (determinative)

• śivām: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• śivām: Karma (कर्म) of ‘jñātvā’ (same referent as ‘tām’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); apposition to ‘tām’

• nideśam: instruction/command
• nideśam: Karma (कर्म) of ‘dadau’
• Type: Noun
• Root: nideśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• pārvatyāḥ: of Pārvatī
• pārvatyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular); apposition to ‘tasyāḥ’

• tapase: for austerity
• tapase: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular; purpose)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Vocative singular)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames tapas as a sanctioned path when aligned with dharma and directed toward Śiva; maternal permission becomes an enabling ‘anugraha-like’ support for the devotee’s sādhana.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Mena

FAQs

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

It presents tapas as a purifying discipline that steadies devotion and prepares the soul (paśu) to receive Śiva’s grace (anugraha), turning sorrow into a focused spiritual resolve.

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

Pārvatī’s movement toward tapas implies approach to Saguna Śiva through disciplined devotion; in practice this commonly expresses as worship of Śiva through liṅga-sevā, mantra-japa, and regulated vows that make the mind fit for His presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is tapas supported by mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—along with simple vrata-like restraint and Śiva-dhyāna, as the narrative context points to austerity undertaken for attaining Śiva.