Shloka 54

गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्

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

Devanagari script

तेन ते कारयिष्यामो विवाहं सर्वसौख्यदम् । इतीदृशं त्यज हठं सुखिता भव पार्वति

Transliteration

tena te kārayiṣyāmo vivāhaṃ sarvasaukhyadam | itīdṛśaṃ tyaja haṭhaṃ sukhitā bhava pārvati

Translation

அவ்வழியால் உன் திருமணத்தை நாம் நடத்துவோம்; அது எல்லாச் சுகங்களையும் அளிப்பது. ஆகவே, ஓ பார்வதி, இத்தகைய பிடிவாதத்தை விட்டுவிட்டு அமைதியுடன் இன்புறு.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that/therefore
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ते: for you/to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कारयिष्यामः: we will cause to be done/arrange
• कारयिष्यामः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• विवाहम्: marriage
• विवाहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सर्वसौख्यदम्: giving all happiness
• सर्वसौख्यदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सौख्य + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘सर्वं सौख्यं ददाति’ (giver of all happiness)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ईदृशम्: such (a thing)
• ईदृशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हठम्: stubbornness
• हठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सुखिता: happy
• सुखिता: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त/निष्ठान्त-विशेषण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• भव: become/be
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पार्वति: O Pārvatī
• पार्वति: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Himavān (Himālaya), speaking to Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights a dharmic shift from harsh self-will to trusting an auspicious, orderly path—implying that steadfast devotion should be balanced with right counsel so that grace (anugraha) can unfold without agitation.

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

Within the Pārvatī narrative, the promised marriage points to Saguna Shiva as the accessible Lord who responds to devotion; the ‘arranged union’ mirrors how focused bhakti and proper conduct culminate in closeness to Shiva’s manifest grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to replace stubborn tension with steady bhakti—such as calm japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined vrata-like devotion—so the mind becomes sukhitā (settled) and fit for Shiva’s blessing.