Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

अथ सम्भृतसम्भार स्सम्भाषां कर्तुमीश्वरम् । शैलान्प्रस्थापयामास ब्राह्मणानपि सर्वशः

Transliteration

atha sambhṛtasambhāra ssambhāṣāṃ kartumīśvaram | śailānprasthāpayāmāsa brāhmaṇānapi sarvaśaḥ

Translation

Dann, nachdem er alle Vorbereitungen getroffen hatte, brach er auf, um zum Herrn zu sprechen; und in alle Richtungen entsandte er auch die Berge und die Brāhmaṇas.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक

• सम्भृत-सम्भारः: (he) with preparations gathered / the well-prepared arrangement
• सम्भृत-सम्भारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + भृ (धातु) + सम्भार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (‘सम्भृतः सम्भारः’ = well-prepared provisions); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सम्भाषाम्: conversation/speech
• सम्भाषाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भाषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do / to make
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्यय; purpose

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord (Śiva)
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शैलान्: mountains / mountain-lords (chiefs)
• शैलान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• प्रस्थापयामास: sent forth / dispatched
• प्रस्थापयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + स्था (धातु) (णिच् causative: प्रस्थापय)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘caused to set forth/sent’

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• सर्वशः: in every way / everywhere
• सर्वशः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Preparatory hospitality and summons: Himālaya organizes resources and sends invitations/dispatches (mountains as allies; brāhmaṇas as ritual authorities) to properly receive and address Īśvara.

Significance: Models dhārmic reception of the Lord: readiness (sambhāra) and calling brāhmaṇas signifies that bhakti is expressed through orderly ritual culture and satkāra (honoring the divine).

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahmanas

FAQs

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

It highlights that approaching Īśvara (Lord Shiva) is preceded by orderly preparation and dharmic support—outer arrangements (resources, sacred spaces, worthy brāhmaṇas) reflecting inner readiness, humility, and devotion toward Pati, the liberator of bound souls.

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

The verse frames the devotee’s approach to Saguna Īśvara—meeting and addressing Shiva through proper ceremonial readiness, which in Purāṇic Shaiva practice typically includes sanctifying the place and honoring brāhmaṇas as part of Linga-centric worship and hospitality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is pūrvopakaraṇa-sampatti—prepare the worship setting and honor brāhmaṇas; in Shaiva practice this commonly accompanies Linga-pūjā with bhasma/tripuṇḍra, rudrākṣa, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).