Shloka 57
गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)
इत्युक्तं शम्भुचरितं गमनम्परमोत्सवम् । हिमालयपुरोद्भूतं सद्वृत्तं शृणु नारद
ityuktaṃ śambhucaritaṃ gamanamparamotsavam | himālayapurodbhūtaṃ sadvṛttaṃ śṛṇu nārada
এইভাবে শম্ভুর চরিত—তাঁর গমন, যা পরম উৎসব—বর্ণিত হল। এখন, হে নারদ, হিমালয়-নগর থেকে উদ্ভূত এই সদ্বৃত্ত, শুভ কাহিনি শোন।
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it functions as a narrative transition: the ‘departure of Śambhu’ is framed as a supreme festival, and the next auspicious account is said to arise from Himālaya’s city (Himavat’s realm), preparing the Pārvatī-related cycle.
Significance: Śravaṇa (hearing) of Śiva-carita is itself treated as puṇya; the verse signals that listening with attention is a means to receive Śiva’s anugraha.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It frames Śiva’s līlā as “paramotsava”—a supreme sacred celebration—teaching that attentive hearing of His divine acts (śravaṇa) purifies the mind and turns worldly events into a path of devotion and grace.
By praising “Śambhu-carita,” the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—God known through compassionate acts and narratives—supporting bhakti-based worship where the Liṅga is revered as the accessible, worshipful presence of the same supreme Pati.
Śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) of Śiva-kathā is implied; as a practical takeaway, recite or hear the Purāṇa with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to steady attention and deepen bhakti.