Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

इयं स्वरूपसाफल्यं कर्तुकामा पतिव्रते । त्वदाज्ञया यदि जायेत तप्यते च तथा तपः

Transliteration

iyaṃ svarūpasāphalyaṃ kartukāmā pativrate | tvadājñayā yadi jāyeta tapyate ca tathā tapaḥ

Translation

Hỡi người vợ hiền đức, nàng mong muốn làm cho bản tính của mình được viên mãn; nếu theo lệnh của Người mà điều đó được cho phép, thì nàng chắc chắn sẽ thực hiện khổ hạnh đó một cách tương ứng.

Word by Word

• इयम्: this (girl)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• स्वरूपसाफल्यम्: fulfilment of (her) true nature
• स्वरूपसाफल्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरूप + साफल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); compound: स्वरूपस्य साफल्यम् (fulfilment of her true form/nature)

• कर्तुकामा: wishing to accomplish
• कर्तुकामा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्तु(कृ+तुम्) + कामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘desirous to do/achieve’

• पतिव्रते: O devoted wife (chaste lady)
• पतिव्रते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); compound: पत्यौ व्रतम् यस्याः (devoted to husband)

• त्वदाज्ञया: by your permission/command
• त्वदाज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); compound: तव आज्ञया (by your command)

• यदि: if
• यदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (शर्तसूचक, अव्यय)

• जायेत: should occur; should be possible
• जायेत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); ‘should happen/arise’

• तप्यते: is performed (as penance); is undergone
• तप्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Passive (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय, अव्यय)

• तथा: thus; in that manner
• तथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण, अव्यय)

• तपः: the penance
• तपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue context of Pārvatī’s intent to perform tapas for Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights purposeful tapas undertaken with right intention—fulfilling one’s dharma and inner nature (svarūpa) through disciplined effort aligned with divine sanction, a key Shaiva Siddhanta theme where grace and effort cooperate.

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

Pārvatī’s austerity is directed toward attaining Saguna Shiva (the Lord with attributes) through devotion and discipline; such tapas typically culminates in focused worship—often expressed in Purāṇic practice as linga-upāsanā, mantra-japa, and vow-based observances.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined tapas under guidance—practically expressed as vrata with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with purity observances; bhasma and rudrāksha are common Shaiva supports though not explicitly stated in this line.