Shloka 24

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

सिद्धचारणगंधर्वा मानुषाः पन्नगास्तथा । सरितः सागराः शैला उपासंते उमापतिम्

Transliteration

siddhacāraṇagaṃdharvā mānuṣāḥ pannagāstathā | saritaḥ sāgarāḥ śailā upāsaṃte umāpatim

Translation

السِّدّها (Siddha) والشارانا (Cāraṇa) والغاندهرفا (Gandharva) والبشر، وكذلك الناغا (Nāga)—بل الأنهار والمحيطات والجبال أيضًا—يعبدون أومابَتي (Śiva)، ربَّ أومَا.

Word by Word

• सिद्ध-चारण-गन्धर्वाः: siddhas, cāraṇas, and gandharvas
• सिद्ध-चारण-गन्धर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चारण (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (सिद्धाश्च चारणाश्च गन्धर्वाश्च)

• मानुषाः: humans
• मानुषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पन्नगाः: serpents
• पन्नगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक (also/likewise)

• सरितः: rivers
• सरितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सागराः: oceans/seas
• सागराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• शैलाः: mountains
• शैलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• उपासन्ते: worship/attend upon
• उपासन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• उमा-पतिम्: Umāpati (Śiva)
• उमा-पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (उमायाः पतिः)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within the Adhyaya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वाः इति त्रिपद-द्वन्द्व; पन्नगाः + तथा → पन्नगास्तथा; उपासन्ते इति लट्-आत्मनेपद; उमापतिम् इति समास।

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Gandharvas
• Humans
• Nāgas (Pannagas)
• Rivers
• Oceans
• Mountains
• Umāpati (Śiva)
• Umā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the central message of this shloka?

It portrays Śiva (Umāpati) as universally worshipped—by celestial beings, humans, serpent-beings, and even by elements of nature—signaling his cosmic sovereignty and all-pervading reverence.

Why are rivers, oceans, and mountains said to worship Umāpati?

The verse uses sacred-poetic personification to show that devotion is not limited to social classes or species; the entire cosmos, including sacred geography and natural forces, participates in reverence toward Śiva.

What devotional practice is implied by the word “upāsaṃte”?

Upāsanā implies reverent worship and contemplative devotion—approaching the deity through praise, remembrance, ritual veneration, and sustained spiritual attention.