Shloka 17

ईश्वरागमनं हिमवदादि-समागमश्च / The Arrival of Īśvara and the Assembly of Himālaya, Devas, and Mountains

Devanagari script

एतौ सुरेश्वरौ दृष्ट्वा शिवस्याति प्रियौ सदा । प्रणनाम गिरीशश्च सपरीवार आदरात्

Transliteration

etau sureśvarau dṛṣṭvā śivasyāti priyau sadā | praṇanāma girīśaśca saparīvāra ādarāt

Translation

Als er jene beiden Herren der Götter sah, die Śiva stets überaus lieb sind, verneigte sich Girīśa (der Himālaya) mitsamt seinem Gefolge ehrerbietig.

Word by Word

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (dual); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सुरेश्वरौ: two lords of the gods
• सुरेश्वरौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (dual); तत्पुरुषः—सुराणाम् ईश्वरौ (lords of the gods)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), ‘having seen’

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• अति: very, exceedingly
• अति: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (intensifier adverb)

• प्रियौ: dear (two)
• प्रियौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (dual); विशेषणम्—एतौ/सुरेश्वरौ (qualifies)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• प्रणनाम: bowed down
• प्रणनाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• गिरीशः: Girīśa (Śiva)
• गिरीशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः—गिरेः ईशः (Lord of the mountain; Śiva)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• सपरीवारः: together with (his) retinue
• सपरीवारः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-परिवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); अव्ययीभावः—परिवारसहितः (together with retinue)

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (singular); हेतौ/कारणे (in the sense of cause)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Girisha (Himalaya)
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed as humble praṇāma: even a great being like Himālaya honors those who are dear to Śiva, showing that reverence and humility are marks of true spiritual alignment with Pati (Śiva).

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

It supports Saguna devotion: honoring Śiva’s beloved divine beings and approaching the sacred with respect mirrors how devotees approach the Śiva-liṅga—with ādarā (reverence), surrender, and recognition of Śiva’s living presence in worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily namaskāra (prostration) to Śiva—ideally before the liṅga—while remembering the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating inner humility and devotional steadiness.