Shloka 2

गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्

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

Devanagari script

किं कृतं शंभुना तात वरं दातुंसमागतः । कियत्कालेन च कथं तद्वद प्रीतिमावहन्

Transliteration

kiṃ kṛtaṃ śaṃbhunā tāta varaṃ dātuṃsamāgataḥ | kiyatkālena ca kathaṃ tadvada prītimāvahan

Translation

ข้าแต่บิดาผู้เป็นที่รัก พระศัมภูทรงกระทำสิ่งใดจึงเสด็จมาเพื่อประทานพร? หลังจากกาลนานเพียงใด และเสด็จมาโดยวิธีใด—โปรดเล่าให้ฟังเพื่อยังปีติในดวงใจ

Word by Word

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कृतम्’ = ‘done’

• śaṃbhunā: by Śambhu (Shiva)
• śaṃbhunā: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• tāta: O dear one / O father
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे नपुंसकवत्), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dātum: to give
• dātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) → dātum (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), परार्थे (purpose): ‘to give’

• samāgataḥ: came / arrived
• samāgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + gam (धातु) → samāgata (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘आगतः’

• kiyat-kālena: in how much time
• kiyat-kālena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiyat (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कियता कालेन)

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

• katham: how
• katham: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक अव्यय (how)

• tad: that
• tad: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vada: tell
• vada: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• prītim: delight / affection
• prītim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• āvahan: brought about / produced
• āvahan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + vah (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पाठभेदे ‘āvahat/āvahan’ (he brought about)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when devotion ripens, the Lord Himself comes as the giver of boons, turning spiritual longing into inner joy and assurance.

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

It reflects Saguna Śiva—Śaṁbhu who personally responds to bhakti. In Linga worship too, the devotee seeks the same compassionate presence: the formless made approachable through a sacred form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is patient, time-tested bhakti: steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular Linga-pūjā, trusting that grace manifests in the right time and manner.