Shloka 24
हिमवतः सुमङ्गलोत्सव-नगररचना
Himavān’s Auspicious Festival Preparations and City Adornment
विष्णुश्च पार्षदैस्सर्वैर्गरुडाख्यैस्समन्वितः । कृत्रिमो निर्मितस्तद्वत्परमाश्चर्यरूपवान्
viṣṇuśca pārṣadaissarvairgaruḍākhyaissamanvitaḥ | kṛtrimo nirmitastadvatparamāścaryarūpavān
সেইদৰে বিষ্ণুৰ এক কৃত্ৰিম ৰূপ নিৰ্মাণ কৰা হ’ল; ‘গৰুড়’ নামে পৰিচিত তেওঁৰ সকলো পাৰ্ষদেৰে সেয়া সমন্বিত আছিল। সেয়া পৰম আশ্চৰ্যৰূপে প্ৰকাশ পাইছিল।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights that even highly impressive appearances can be “constructed” and therefore are not the ultimate truth; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes turning from mere marvel (āścarya) toward Pati (Shiva) as the highest reality and liberator.
The verse contrasts externally dazzling forms with the deeper principle of worship: in Linga devotion, the seeker reveres Shiva’s saguna symbol as a doorway to the transcendent, without being bound by spectacle or imitation.
Practice steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and inward discrimination—so devotion is anchored in Shiva-tattva rather than fascination with outward wonders.