Shloka 27

प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence

Devanagari script

तपस्तप्तुमनुज्ञा मे दातव्या पर्वताधिप । अनुज्ञया विना किंचित्तपः कर्तुं न शक्यते

Transliteration

tapastaptumanujñā me dātavyā parvatādhipa | anujñayā vinā kiṃcittapaḥ kartuṃ na śakyate

Translation

اے پہاڑوں کے ادھیش! مجھے تپسیا کرنے کی اجازت عطا فرمائیے۔ آپ کی اجازت کے بغیر ذرا سا تپ بھی کرنا نہ مناسب ہے، نہ ممکن۔

Word by Word

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तप्तुम्: to perform (austerity)
• तप्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive (भावे); कर्तुमर्थे

• अनुज्ञा: permission
• अनुज्ञा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th)/चतुर्थी (4th) एकवचन-रूपम्; अत्र षष्ठी (genitive) ‘मम’

• दातव्या: must be given
• दातव्या: Vidhi (विधि/obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/gerundive; obligation); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (अनुज्ञा)

• पर्वताधिप: O lord of mountains
• पर्वताधिप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वताधिप (प्रातिपदिक) [पर्वत + अधिप]
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• अनुज्ञया: with permission
• अनुज्ञया: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/prepositional)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपातः; ‘without’ (usually with instrumental/accusative)

• किंचित्: any/at all
• किंचित्: Visheshana (विशेषण/adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (indefinite particle)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• शक्यते: is possible
• शक्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that tapas must be rooted in dharma—undertaken with humility, right intention, and the blessings of guardians/elders—so that discipline becomes a pure offering oriented toward Śiva rather than ego-driven effort.

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

Pārvatī’s request shows the proper approach to Saguna Śiva worship: devotion expressed through disciplined practice that is sanctioned and guided, preparing the devotee for steadfast bhakti and eventual grace (anugraha) from Lord Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies beginning vrata/tapas only after receiving authorization and guidance (from elders or guru), then maintaining regular japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), purity, and restrained living as the foundation of Shaiva sādhanā.