Shloka 20

ओंकार-परमेश-लिङ्गकथा — The Narrative of the Oṃkāra Parameśa Liṅga

Gokarṇa–Vindhya Episode

Devanagari script

एवं च समये देवा ऋपयश्चामलाशयाः । संपूज्य शंकरं तत्र स्थातव्यमिति चाबुवन्

Transliteration

evaṃ ca samaye devā ṛpayaścāmalāśayāḥ | saṃpūjya śaṃkaraṃ tatra sthātavyamiti cābuvan

Translation

Zu eben jener Zeit erklärten die Götter und die Weisen, reinen Herzens, nachdem sie Śaṅkara dort gebührend verehrt hatten: „Gerade hier sollen wir bleiben.“

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थे: thus

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

• समये: at the time
• समये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• अमलाशयाः: pure-minded
• अमलाशयाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल + आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (अमलः आशयः येषाम्), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; देवाः/ऋषयः-विशेषण

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), अर्थे: having worshipped

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्थातव्यम्: (it) should be stayed / one should remain
• स्थातव्यम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थातव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; impersonal obligation

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-marker (वाक्यार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

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

• अबुवन्: said
• अबुवन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; वैदिक/पुराणिक रूप: अबुवन् = अब्रुवन्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse signals a sacred ‘staying’ (sthāna) chosen by devas and ṛṣis after worship—typical of a kṣetra’s emergence where Śiva’s presence stabilizes the locale.

Significance: Establishes the idea that continued residence near Śiva’s presence (kṣetra-vāsa) and sustained pūjā supports purity of mind and divine protection.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Shankara)
• Devas
• Rishis

FAQs

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

It highlights that when Śiva is worshipped with a pure heart (amala-āśaya), devotion naturally ripens into steady abidance—remaining in the sacred presence of Pati (Śiva), which supports inner purification and liberation-oriented bhakti.

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

The verse reflects Saguna upāsanā: the devas and sages perform concrete worship of Śaṅkara and then choose to remain at that holy spot—mirroring Jyotirliṅga/tīrtha practice where devotees worship the Liṅga and stay near it to deepen devotion and receive grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tīrtha-vāsa after pūjā—staying near the shrine for japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), dhyāna on Śiva, and simple observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness in worship.