Shloka 14

ओंकार-परमेश-लिङ्गकथा — The Narrative of the Oṃkāra Parameśa Liṅga

Gokarṇa–Vindhya Episode

Devanagari script

एवं विंध्यतपो दृष्ट्वा प्रसन्नः पार्वतीपतिः । स्वरूपं दर्शयामास दुर्ल्लभं योगिनामपि

Transliteration

evaṃ viṃdhyatapo dṛṣṭvā prasannaḥ pārvatīpatiḥ | svarūpaṃ darśayāmāsa durllabhaṃ yogināmapi

Translation

विंध्य पर्वतात केलेले तप पाहून पार्वतीपती शिव प्रसन्न झाले आणि त्यांनी आपले स्वस्वरूप प्रकट केले—जे योगिनांनाही दुर्लभ आहे।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• विंध्य-तपः: Vindhya’s austerity
• विंध्य-तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vindhya (प्रातिपदिक) + tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (Vindhya’s austerity)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having seen’

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• पार्वती-पतिः: the Lord of Pārvatī (Śiva)
• पार्वती-पतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (husband of Pārvatī)

• स्व-रूपम्: his own form
• स्व-रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (own form)

• दर्शयामास: showed
• दर्शयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) [णिच् causative: darśaya] + ās (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; periphrastic perfect (दर्शयामास = ‘showed’)

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying स्वरूपम्)

• योगिनाम्: of yogins
• योगिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: ‘even/also’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere tapas, when aligned with devotion to Pati (Shiva), culminates not merely in merit but in Shiva’s anugraha (grace), through which His svarūpa—transcending ordinary perception—is revealed.

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

In Shaiva practice, the Linga is the accessible saguna focus through which the devotee receives Shiva’s presence; this verse points to the fruition of such worship and austerity—Shiva granting direct darshan of His form/nature, which even yogic effort alone may not secure without grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined tapas supported by mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—along with purity practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha, undertaken with humility to invite Shiva’s prasāda (gracious revelation).