Shloka 65

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

जल्पंत इति ते सर्वे सुप्रशस्य शिवातपः । जग्मुः स्वं धाम मुदिताः कठिनांगाश्च ये ह्यपि

Transliteration

jalpaṃta iti te sarve supraśasya śivātapaḥ | jagmuḥ svaṃ dhāma muditāḥ kaṭhināṃgāśca ye hyapi

Translation

เมื่อกล่าวกันดังนี้ในหมู่ตน ทั้งหมดต่างสรรเสริญตบะที่บำเพ็ญเพื่อพระศิวะอย่างยิ่ง แล้วพากันยินดีออกไปสู่ที่พำนักของตน—แม้ผู้ที่กายแข็งกร้าวด้วยวัตรอันเคร่งครัดก็ตาม।

Word by Word

• जल्पन्तः: speaking, saying
• जल्पन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जल्प् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle, शतृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of ते)

• सुप्रशस्य: highly praiseworthy
• सुप्रशस्य: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-प्रशस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of शिवातपः); समास: सु + प्रशस्य (very + praiseworthy)

• शिवातपः: Śiva’s austerity/penance
• शिवातपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आतप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समास: शिवस्य आतपः/तपः (Śiva-related austerity/penance)

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• स्वम्: their own
• स्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of धाम)

• धाम: abode
• धाम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• मुदिताः: gladdened, joyful
• मुदिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle, क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of ते)

• कठिनाङ्गाः: having hardened limbs
• कठिनाङ्गाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कठिन + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: कठिनानि अङ्गानि येषां ते (those whose limbs are hard/rigid)

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

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models saṅga (holy association): witnessing/remembering tapas done for Śiva generates prasāda-buddhi and inner uplift, sending beings back to their spheres with joy.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms that sincere tapas dedicated to Śiva is spiritually purifying and worthy of praise, leading to inner joy and a rightful return to one’s proper state or abode—suggesting spiritual completion and upliftment through Śiva-centered discipline.

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

The verse highlights Śiva-oriented practice (śiva-tapas) as effective devotion to Saguna Śiva—often expressed in Purāṇic worship through Liṅga-upāsanā, vrata, japa, and disciplined conduct—culminating in auspiciousness and divine favor.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steadfast Śiva-sādhana: tapas supported by japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with simple observances like purity, restraint, and dedicated worship—practices traditionally complemented by bhasma and rudrākṣa in Śaiva discipline.