Shloka 13

Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam

The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity

Devanagari script

आगतं सा तदा दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणं तेजसाद्भुतम् । अंगेषु लोमशं शान्तं दण्डचर्मसमन्वितम्

Transliteration

āgataṃ sā tadā dṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇaṃ tejasādbhutam | aṃgeṣu lomaśaṃ śāntaṃ daṇḍacarmasamanvitam

Translation

ତେବେ ସେ ଏକ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଙ୍କୁ ଆସୁଥିବା ଦେଖିଲା—ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ତେଜରେ ଦୀପ୍ତ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅଙ୍ଗ ଲୋମଶ, ସ୍ୱଭାବ ଶାନ୍ତ, ଦଣ୍ଡ ଓ ମୃଗଚର୍ମ ସହିତ ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• आगतम्: having come / arrived
• आगतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (PPP) ‘आगत’; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ब्राह्मणं विशेषयति

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’

• ब्राह्मणम्: a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तेजसा: with splendor
• तेजसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ब्राह्मणं विशेषयति

• अङ्गेषु: on (his) limbs
• अङ्गेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• लोमशम्: hairy / with bristling hair
• लोमशम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ब्राह्मणं विशेषयति

• शान्तम्: calm
• शान्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ब्राह्मणं विशेषयति

• दण्डचर्मसमन्वितम्: endowed with staff and skin (garment)
• दण्डचर्मसमन्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दण्ड + चर्म + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दण्डेन चर्मणा च समन्वितः/युक्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ब्राह्मणं विशेषयति

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva ideal of inner peace (śānti) and tapas: the ascetic appearance signifies mastery over the senses and a life oriented toward Shiva, the supreme Pati, rather than worldly identity.

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

The calm, radiant brāhmaṇa-ascetic functions as a narrative sign of Saguna Shiva’s grace working through embodied forms; such figures typically guide devotees toward Linga-worship marked by purity, restraint, and focused devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests a meditative disposition—śānta-bhāva—supported by ascetic disciplines; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may practice japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steadiness and simplicity, mirroring the composed ascetic ideal.