Shloka 69

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

अथान्ये च मुनिश्रेष्ठ मार्ज्जारा मूषकादयः । निसर्गाद्वैरिणो यत्र विक्रियंते स्म न क्वचित्

Transliteration

athānye ca muniśreṣṭha mārjjārā mūṣakādayaḥ | nisargādvairiṇo yatra vikriyaṃte sma na kvacit

Translation

ข้าแต่มุนีผู้ประเสริฐ ที่นั่นสัตว์อื่น ๆ เช่น แมว หนู และพวกเดียวกัน แม้โดยสันดานเป็นศัตรูกัน ก็ไม่เคยแสดงความพยาบาทหรือการกระทำอันเป็นโทษในสถานที่นั้นเลย

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक/अनन्तरार्थक (indeclinable; then/now)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• मुनि-श्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनि-श्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन); एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'best of sages')

• मार्ज्जाराः: cats
• मार्ज्जाराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ज्जार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• मूषक-आदयः: mice and others
• मूषक-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूषक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'beginning with mice' = etc.)

• निसर्गात्: by nature/from natural disposition
• निसर्गात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन

• वैरिणः: enemies
• वैरिणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• विक्रियन्ते: are altered/behave differently
• विक्रियन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive sense: are changed/are altered)

• स्म: indeed/then (narrative particle)
• स्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: स्म-प्रयोग अव्यय; भूतार्थ/वृत्तान्तसूचक (particle indicating past narration)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• क्वचित्: anywhere/ever
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय (indefinite adverb: anywhere/ever)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse describes a sanctified tapas-forest where innate enmity (cat–mouse) is pacified—an archetypal sign of Śiva-kṣetra purity rather than a specific Jyotirliṅga legend.

Significance: Darśana of such a kṣetra is said to quiet hostility and tamas, fostering ahiṃsā and sattva conducive to japa and dhyāna.

FAQs

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

It highlights the sanctifying power of a Shiva-centered sacred space: when consciousness is touched by Shiva-bhakti and sattva, even innate enmity (symbolic of inner vices) becomes pacified, pointing to spiritual transformation and readiness for liberation.

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

In the Shiva Purana, the presence of Saguna Shiva—especially through Linga worship and the charged atmosphere of a holy shrine—creates an inner and outer harmony; the verse illustrates that such proximity to Shiva’s grace calms agitation and dissolves antagonistic tendencies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate non-violence and mental peace through Shiva-nāma japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and steady devotional remembrance; these practices are traditionally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to calm the mind.