Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52

गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्

Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages

Devanagari script

अद्यापि शासनं प्राप्य गृहमायाहि दुर्मतिम् । त्यजास्माकं महाभागे भविष्यति च शं तव

Transliteration

adyāpi śāsanaṃ prāpya gṛhamāyāhi durmatim | tyajāsmākaṃ mahābhāge bhaviṣyati ca śaṃ tava

Translation

即便如今，既已领受我等之命，便当归家，舍弃这迷妄之志。贤淑吉祥的女子啊，若能顺从，必得安泰与瑞福。

Word by Word

• adya: today
• adya: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb): ‘today’

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle): emphasis/‘also, even’

• śāsanam: command/order
• śāsanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (singular)

• prāpya: having received
• prāpya: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prāp (प्राप् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having obtained/received’

• gṛham: home
• gṛham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• āyāhi: come
• āyāhi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ-; ‘come’

• durmatim: O evil-minded one
• durmatim: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durmati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे कर्मरूपेण (addressed as object)

• tyaja: abandon
• tyaja: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (त्यज् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘abandon’

• asmākam: of us/our
• asmākam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• mahābhāge: O greatly fortunate lady
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābhāga (प्रातिपदिक; महा+भाग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: ‘great + fortunate’

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction): ‘and’

• śam: welfare/auspicious good
• śam: Phala (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘welfare/auspiciousness’ (here as predicate/benefit)

• tava: for you/of you
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Himālaya (Parvatī’s father), advising Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A familial admonition within the Pārvatī marriage narrative; not connected to a Jyotirliṅga origin account.

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 the tension between worldly guardianship and a seeker’s inner calling: elders urge safety and social order, while the deeper Shaiva narrative ultimately affirms that true auspiciousness (śam) comes when intention is purified and aligned with Shiva.

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

The verse reflects the preliminary stage where family authority tries to restrain a devotee’s intense aspiration; in the Parvati narrative, that aspiration matures into disciplined devotion toward Saguna Shiva, culminating in rightful union and the blessing of auspiciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is self-restraint and correction of intention (durmati-tyāga); in Shaiva practice this is supported by vrata (vows), japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and maintaining purity and steadiness in sadhana.