Shloka 2

प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence

Devanagari script

तपश्शक्त्यान्वितश्शम्भो करोषि विपुलं तपः । तव बुद्धिरियं जाता तपस्तप्तुं महात्मनः

Transliteration

tapaśśaktyānvitaśśambho karoṣi vipulaṃ tapaḥ | tava buddhiriyaṃ jātā tapastaptuṃ mahātmanaḥ

Translation

О Шамбху, наделённый силой подвижничества, ты совершаешь безмерный тапас. В твоём разуме возникла эта решимость — принять аскезу, о великодушный Махатма.

Word by Word

• तपः-शक्त्या: with the power of austerity
• तपः-शक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समासः (genitive tatpurusha): तपसः शक्तिः; शक्ति-शब्दः स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (singular)

• अन्वितः: endowed (with)
• अन्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• शम्भो: O Śambhu
• शम्भो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• करोषि: you do/perform
• करोषि: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विपुलम्: abundant, great
• विपुलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तपः इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• बुद्धिः: intention, understanding
• बुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बुद्धिः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम् (demonstrative)

• जाता: has arisen/been born
• जाता: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used predicatively); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘बुद्धिः ... जाता’ = ‘has arisen’

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तप्तुम् इत्यस्य कर्म

• तप्तुम्: to practice (penance)
• तप्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); ‘to perform austerity’

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक: महा + आत्मन्)
• Form: कर्मधारय समासः (mahā + ātmā); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights tapas as concentrated spiritual power (tapaḥ-śakti) guided by buddhi (firm resolve). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, disciplined austerity purifies the pashu (bound soul) and prepares it for Śiva’s grace, which alone culminates in liberation.

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

By addressing Śiva as Śambhu and praising his tapas, the verse supports Saguna devotion—contemplating Śiva’s divine qualities and deeds. Such remembrance naturally matures into Linga-upāsanā, where the devotee steadies mind and intention in worship and meditation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined practice: adopt a vrata-like austerity with steady resolve—regular japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” meditation on Śiva, and simple purity-observances. If following Purāṇic Shaiva custom, this can be paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to focus and devotion.