Shloka 2

Sunartaka-Naṭa Avatāra and Pārvatī’s Boon-Request (Śiva as the Testing Benefactor)

Devanagari script

यदा हि कालिका देवी पार्वती हिमवत्सुता । तेपे तपस्तुविमलं वनं गत्वा शिवाप्तये

Transliteration

yadā hi kālikā devī pārvatī himavatsutā | tepe tapastuvimalaṃ vanaṃ gatvā śivāptaye

Translation

Nang panahong iyon, ang Diyosa Kālikā—si Pārvatī, anak na babae ni Himavān—ay nagtungo sa gubat at nagsagawa ng dalisay at walang dungis na pagtitika upang makamtan ang Panginoong Śiva.

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: when)

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

• कालिका: Kālikā
• कालिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद/अप्पोजिशन (apposition to कालिका)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन

• हिमवत्सुता: daughter of Himavat
• हिमवत्सुता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत्-सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हिमवत् + सुता = हिमवतः सुता)

• तेपे: performed austerity
• तेपे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• विमलम्: pure
• विमलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तपः)

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having gone)

• शिवाप्तये: for attaining Śiva
• शिवाप्तये: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-आप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य आप्तिः)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse sets the archetype of Devī’s tapas for Śiva—an origin-pattern echoed in many sthala traditions where the Goddess performs austerities to manifest Śiva’s presence, but no specific Jyotirliṅga is named here.

Significance: Models the inner pilgrimage: withdrawal to solitude (vana) and tapas as the means to Śiva-sākṣātkāra (attainment/realization).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Himavan
• Kalika

FAQs

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

It presents Pārvatī’s pure tapas as the model of disciplined devotion: the soul approaches Pati (Śiva) through inner purification, steadfast practice, and single-pointed intent to realize Śiva’s grace.

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

Her aim is “Śiva-attainment,” approached here through saguna-bhakti and yogic austerity—an attitude that in practice aligns with Linga-worship as a focused support for devotion, purity, and meditative absorption in Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse highlights tapas (austere sādhanā) and purity; a practical takeaway is regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined vows, simple living, and steady meditation directed to Śiva.