Shloka 54

Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam

The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity

Devanagari script

कृत्वा स्वरूपं दिव्यं च शिवाध्यानं यथा तथा । दर्शयित्वा शिवायै तामुवाचावाङ्मुखी शिवः

Transliteration

kṛtvā svarūpaṃ divyaṃ ca śivādhyānaṃ yathā tathā | darśayitvā śivāyai tāmuvācāvāṅmukhī śivaḥ

Translation

Setelah mengambil rupa ilahi dan memperlihatkan cara yang benar untuk bermeditasi kepada Śiva, Tuhan Śiva—dengan wajah tertunduk dalam keheningan batin—menunjukkannya kepada Devī (Śivā) lalu bertitah kepadanya.

Word by Word

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ + tvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having done/made’

• svarūpam: (his) own form
• svarūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (svam rūpam)

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying svarūpam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• śivādhyānam: meditation on Śiva
• śivādhyānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śivasya dhyānam)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/प्रकार (as/in the manner)

• tathā: so/accordingly
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तदनुरूप (so/accordingly)

• darśayitvā: having shown
• darśayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (caus. दर्शय) + tvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिजन्त-क्त्वान्त (causative gerund): ‘having shown’

• śivāyai: to Śivā (Pārvatī)
• śivāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• avāṅmukhī: with face turned down
• avāṅmukhī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avāṅ + mukhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘avāṅmukhī’ (face turned downward)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as the supreme Guru (Pati) who reveals the inner discipline of Shiva-dhyana to Devi, indicating that liberation arises through right contemplation, grace, and correct method rather than mere outer action.

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

By showing a “divine form” and the procedure of meditation, the verse supports Saguna upasana—holding Shiva’s auspicious form (including Linga as a supported focus) as an aid to steady the mind and awaken devotion that matures into deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to a guided dhyana-krama: assume a sanctified posture, turn the senses inward (symbolized by the downward gaze), and contemplate Shiva’s auspicious nature with mantra-supported focus (commonly the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as taught by the Guru.