Shloka 62
Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam
The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity
शिवोवाच । यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश करोषि च कृपां मयि । पतिर्मे भव देवेश इत्युक्तश्शिवया शिवः
śivovāca | yadi prasanno deveśa karoṣi ca kṛpāṃ mayi | patirme bhava deveśa ityuktaśśivayā śivaḥ
شِوا نے کہا—“اے دیویش! اگر آپ راضی ہوں اور مجھ پر کرپا کریں تو اے دیویش، آپ میرے پتی بنیں۔” یوں شِوا نے شِو سے کہا۔
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Frames the highest ‘boon’ as relational union with Śiva (pati-bhāva), not merely worldly gifts—mirroring the pilgrim’s aspiration for sāyujya/sāmīpya through grace.
Mantra: यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश करोषि च कृपां मयि । पतिर्मे भव देवेश
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights anugraha (divine grace): the soul’s earnest plea and the Lord’s compassion culminate in sacred union, symbolizing Shiva as Pati (Lord) who grants fulfillment and spiritual auspiciousness.
It reflects Saguna Shiva—Shiva as a personal Lord who responds to devotion. Linga-worship similarly approaches Shiva as the accessible, compassionate Pati who accepts the devotee’s surrender and grants blessings.
A practical takeaway is sincere prayer with bhakti, supported by japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating Shiva as Deveśa and Pati, seeking His grace and inner steadiness.