Shloka 6

पार्वत्याः तपः-परीक्षा (Śiva Tests Pārvatī’s Austerity)

Devanagari script

आगतं तं तदा दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणं तेजसाद्भुतम् । अपूजयच्छिवा देवी सर्वपूजोपहारकैः

Transliteration

āgataṃ taṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇaṃ tejasādbhutam | apūjayacchivā devī sarvapūjopahārakaiḥ

Translation

Então, ao ver chegar aquele brāhmana de fulgor maravilhoso, a Deusa Śivā (Pārvatī) o honrou com toda espécie de culto e com todas as oferendas rituais costumeiras.

Word by Word

• आगतम्: having come/arrived (one)
• आगतम्: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘दृष्ट्वा’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (Sg); ‘आगत’ = come/arrived

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘दृष्ट्वा’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग (M), द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (Sg)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then)

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

• ब्राह्मणम्: the brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणम्: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘दृष्ट्वा/अपूजयत्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (Sg)

• तेजसा: with radiance
• तेजसा: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), तृतीया (Inst/3rd), एकवचन (Sg)

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), द्वितीया (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (Sg); विशेषण (qualifying brāhmaṇam)

• अपूजयत्: worshipped/honoured
• अपूजयत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Sg)

• शिवा: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन (Sg)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन (Sg); ‘शिवा’ इति विशेष्यस्य अपपद/सम्बोधन-न (appositional)

• सर्व-पूजा-उपहारकैः: with all offerings for worship
• सर्व-पूजा-उपहारकैः: Karaṇa (करण/instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + upahāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-सम्भव: सर्वाः पूजाः येषां ते उपहारकाः), पुंलिङ्ग (M), तृतीया (Inst/3rd), बहुवचन (Pl)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Brahmana

FAQs

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

It highlights atithi-sevā (reverent hospitality) as a form of bhakti: honoring a luminous brāhmaṇa is treated as honoring Śiva’s presence, training the devotee in humility, purity, and dharma—supports for grace (anugraha) in the Shaiva path.

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

The verse models Saguna-bhakti: devotion expressed through tangible pūjā and offerings. In Shaiva practice, such external worship—whether to the Liṅga or to Śiva’s devotees/holy guests—cultivates inner devotion and readiness for Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice atithi-pūjā: receive holy guests with respectful words, water for washing, a seat, food, and offerings; inwardly repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while offering, seeing the guest as worthy of Śiva’s honor.