Shloka 71

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

तद्वनं च तदा सर्वं कैलासेनोपमान्वितम् । जातं च तपस्तस्यास्सिद्धिरूपमभूत्तदा

Transliteration

tadvanaṃ ca tadā sarvaṃ kailāsenopamānvitam | jātaṃ ca tapastasyāssiddhirūpamabhūttadā

Translation

అప్పుడు ఆ సమస్త వనం కైలాసానికి సమానంగా మారింది; అలాగే అదే వేళ ఆమె తపస్సు ఫలం సిద్ధిరూపంగా ప్రकटించింది—తపస్సును పరిపూర్ణం చేసే కృపవల్ల।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; 'वनम्' विशेषयति (that)

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; 'वनम्' विशेषयति (entire)

• कैलासेन: with Kailāsa (as standard of comparison)
• कैलासेन: Upamana/Instrument (उपमान/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• उपम-अन्वितम्: endowed with likeness (comparable)
• उपम-अन्वितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ/अनु+इ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (having comparison/likeness); 'वनम्' विशेषयति

• जातम्: became
• जातम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; 'अभूत्' इत्यस्य भावार्थे/वर्णने (became/was born)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• सिद्धि-रूपम्: the form of accomplishment
• सिद्धि-रूपम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'form of success/attainment')

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kailāsa-upamā (likeness to Kailāsa) evokes Śiva’s Himalayan abode; while not naming a Jyotirliṅga, the imagery resonates with Kedāra’s Kailāsa-linked sanctity and tapas tradition.

Significance: Kailāsa-like kṣetra signifies intensified anugraha: tapas ripens into siddhi and Śiva-sannidhi; pilgrims seek purification and steadiness in sādhana.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Kailasa

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere tapas purifies the environment and the practitioner alike—when devotion ripens, the place itself becomes “Kailāsa-like,” symbolizing the descent of Shiva’s auspicious presence and the dawning of siddhi.

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

Kailāsa is the emblem of Saguna Shiva’s abode; the verse implies that through disciplined devotion, one’s surroundings and heart become fit to host Shiva—just as a shrine becomes sacred for Linga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady tapas supported by japa and purity—such as daily repetition of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined vows—so that inner transformation culminates in siddhi (spiritual fruition).