Shloka 136

Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni

Devanagari script

इयं सा मिथिलेशेन पार्वतीं रुद्रवल्लभाम् / आराध्य लब्धा तपसा देव्याश्चात्यन्तवल्लभा

Transliteration

iyaṃ sā mithileśena pārvatīṃ rudravallabhām / ārādhya labdhā tapasā devyāścātyantavallabhā

Translation

ഇവളാണ് ആ സ്ത്രീ; മിഥിലാധിപൻ തപസ്സിലൂടെ രുദ്രപ്രിയയായ പാർവതിയെ ആരാധിച്ച് അവളെ ലഭിച്ചു; അവൾ ദേവിക്ക് അത്യന്തം പ്രിയയായി മാറി।

Word by Word

• इयम्: this (woman)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सा: that (same one)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (correlative)

• मिथिलेशेन: by the lord of Mithilā
• मिथिलेशेन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथिलेश (प्रातिपदिक: मिथिला + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्ता-हेतु), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मिथिलायाः ईशः)

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुद्रवल्लभाम्: beloved of Rudra
• रुद्रवल्लभाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र + वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य वल्लभा)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having worshipped/propitiated’

• लब्धा: was obtained
• लब्धा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘obtained/attained’

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• देव्याः: of the goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अत्यन्तवल्लभा: exceedingly dear
• अत्यन्तवल्लभा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्यन्त + वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अत्यन्तं वल्लभा)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking to sages (frame narration of the Kurma Purana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Mithila
• Mithilesha (King of Mithila)
• Parvati
• Rudra
• Devi

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly, it teaches that spiritual attainment is governed by disciplined tapas and right devotion; the Purana’s broader synthesis frames such devotion as a means to purify the mind toward Self-realization.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Tapas (austerity) and ārādhana (focused worship/propitiation) are emphasized—core disciplines aligned with Purāṇic Yoga where devotion, restraint, and sustained practice mature into divine grace and attainment.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By praising Pārvatī as “Rudra’s beloved” within a Vaiṣṇava-framed narration (Kurma), it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian approach: Shaiva-Shakta devotion is honored within an overarching unity of divine powers.