Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 66

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

अन्यच्छृणु महर्षे त्वं प्रभावं तपसोऽधुना । पार्वत्या जगदम्बायाः पराश्चर्य्यकरं महत्

Transliteration

anyacchṛṇu maharṣe tvaṃ prabhāvaṃ tapaso'dhunā | pārvatyā jagadambāyāḥ parāścaryyakaraṃ mahat

Translation

Hỡi bậc đại hiền, nay xin nghe thêm về uy lực của khổ hạnh—rằng trong trường hợp của Pārvatī, Mẹ của vũ trụ, uy lực ấy rộng lớn và kỳ diệu khôn cùng.

Word by Word

• अन्यत्: another (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण (object of शृणु)

• शृणु: hear, listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• महर्षे: O great sage
• महर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• प्रभावम्: power, greatness
• प्रभावम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object of implied ‘know/hear’)

• तपसः: of austerity
• तपसः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time: now)

• पार्वत्याः: of Pārvatī
• पार्वत्याः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• जगदम्बायाः: of the Mother of the world
• जगदम्बायाः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समास: जगतः अम्बा (Mother of the world)

• पराश्चर्यकरम्: wonder-causing, astonishing
• पराश्चर्यकरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + आश्चर्य + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of महत्/प्रभावम्); समास: परम् आश्चर्यम् करोति (causing supreme wonder)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (great)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Pārvatī as Jagadambā whose tapas becomes a universal exemplar; encourages śravaṇa (hearing) as a means to awaken bhakti and readiness for grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights tapas (disciplined austerity) as a spiritually potent force that purifies the soul and draws divine grace—here exemplified by Jagadambā Pārvatī, whose practice becomes a model of steadfast devotion leading toward union with Śiva.

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

By praising the ‘power of tapas,’ the verse supports Saguna-focused worship where devotion and disciplined practice are directed toward the personal Lord (Śiva), commonly approached through Liṅga-pūjā, mantra, and vows that mature the devotee for Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is committed vrata and mantra-japa supported by austerity—such as regular Om Namaḥ Śivāya japa, simple living, and disciplined worship—undertaken with purity and unwavering intent, as embodied by Pārvatī’s tapas.