Shloka 14

शिवस्य तपोऽनुष्ठानम् — Śiva’s Austerity and Meditation at Himavat

Gaṅgā-Region

Devanagari script

कैलासवासिने शम्भो सर्वलोकाटनाय च । नमस्ते परमेशाय लीलाकाराय शूलिने

Transliteration

kailāsavāsine śambho sarvalokāṭanāya ca | namaste parameśāya līlākārāya śūline

Translation

سلامٌ لك، يا شَمبهو، ساكنَ كايلاسا، يا من يطوف بحرّية في جميع العوالم. لك السجود، يا باراميشا، الربّ الأعلى، المتجلّي بصورٍ في لِيلَا الإلهية، وحاملَ الرمح الثلاثي (التريشولا).

Word by Word

• कैलासवासिने: to the dweller in Kailāsa
• कैलासवासिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कैलासे वासिन्)

• शम्भो: O Śambhu
• शम्भो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सर्वलोकाटनाय: to the one whose roaming is through all worlds
• सर्वलोकाटनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक + अटन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अटन-शब्दः), चतुर्थी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां लोकानाम् अटनम्/पर्यटनम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (interjection)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• परमेशाय: to the Supreme Lord
• परमेशाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः ईशः)

• लीलाकाराय: to the doer of divine play
• लीलाकाराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला + कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लीलायाः कारः/कर्ता)

• शूलिने: to the trident-bearer
• शूलिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (शूल-धारी)

Speaker

Pārvatī (addressing Lord Śiva in praise/prayer within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kailāsa-dwelling Śiva is evoked; in Kedāra traditions Śiva abides in the Himalayan region granting darśana and grace to seekers who endure hardship for him.

Significance: Pilgrimage symbolizes ascent from worldly roaming to Kailāsa-centered surrender; said to bestow pāpa-kṣaya and steadfast bhakti.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: कैलासवासिने शम्भो सर्वलोकाटनाय च । नमस्ते परमेशाय लीलाकाराय शूलिने

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Kailasa

FAQs

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

The verse centers bhakti toward Pati (Śiva) as Parameśvara: though transcendent, He compassionately appears in līlā-forms and remains accessible to devotees, guiding bound souls (paśu) beyond bondage (pāśa) toward grace and liberation.

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

By praising Śiva’s visible attributes—Kailāsa-abode and the trident—it affirms Saguna upāsanā (devotional worship with form). Such praise naturally supports Linga-worship, where the formless is approached through a sacred, merciful symbol and invoked as Parameśvara.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use a simple namaskāra with japa—especially “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while contemplating Śiva as Kailāsavāsī and Śūlin; offer water and bilva leaves to the Śiva-liṅga as an outward expression of this inner reverence.