Shloka 45

गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्

Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages

Devanagari script

यदर्थमीदृशं बाले करोषि विपुलं तपः । सदोदासी निर्विकारो मदनारिर्नसंशयः

Transliteration

yadarthamīdṛśaṃ bāle karoṣi vipulaṃ tapaḥ | sadodāsī nirvikāro madanārirnasaṃśayaḥ

Translation

“Com que propósito, ó jovem donzela, empreendes tamanha austeridade? Śiva, o inimigo de Kāma, é sempre desapegado e imutável; disso não há dúvida.”

Word by Word

• यत्: what/which
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), Dvitīyā (Acc. 2), Ekavacana (sg.); interrogative/relative used with अर्थम्

• अर्थम्: purpose
• अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc.), Dvitīyā (Acc. 2), Ekavacana (sg.)

• ईदृशम्: such
• ईदृशम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), Dvitīyā (Acc. 2), Ekavacana (sg.)

• बाले: O girl
• बाले: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (fem.), Sambodhana (Voc.), Ekavacana (sg.)

• करोषि: you do
• करोषि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Pres.), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana (sg.), Parasmaipada

• विपुलम्: great/abundant
• विपुलम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), Dvitīyā (Acc. 2), Ekavacana (sg.)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), Dvitīyā (Acc. 2), Ekavacana (sg.)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (कालवाचक)

• उदासी: indifferent
• उदासी: Viśeṣya (प्रातिपदिक-विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udāsīna/udāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.); predicate adjective

• निर्विकारः: unchanging
• निर्विकारः: Viśeṣya (प्रातिपदिक-विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-vikāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.); नञ्/निर्-पूर्वक तत्पुरुषः—‘विकारः न यस्य/यत्र’ (without change)

• मदनारिः: the enemy of Kāma (Śiva)
• मदनारिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madana + ari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘मदनस्य अरिः’ (enemy of Kāma)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation particle (निषेध)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.)

Speaker

Himālaya (Parvati’s father), addressing Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Kama (Madana)

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s transcendence—ever-detached and changeless—implying that union with Him is attained not by worldly bargaining but by purified bhakti and steadfast tapas aligned with dharma.

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

Calling Śiva “Madanāri” and “nirvikāra” points to both Saguna and Nirguna aspects: devotees may worship the Liṅga as the accessible form, while remembering His inner nature as beyond passion and change.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse supports disciplined tapas with vairāgya—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), worship of the Śiva-liṅga with purity, and steady meditation on Śiva as nirvikāra.