Shloka 6

महेश्वरागमनं तथा नीराजन-सत्कारवर्णनम् / The Arrival of Maheśvara and the Rite of Welcome

Nīrājana

Devanagari script

मालतीमालया युक्तं सद्रत्नमुकुटोज्ज्वलम् । सत्कंठाभरणं चारुवलयांगदभूषितम्

Transliteration

mālatīmālayā yuktaṃ sadratnamukuṭojjvalam | satkaṃṭhābharaṇaṃ cāruvalayāṃgadabhūṣitam

Translation

Geschmückt mit einer Girlande aus Mālatī-Jasmin, erstrahlte er in einer prächtigen, mit Edelsteinen besetzten Krone; er trug edle Halszierden und war mit anmutigen Armreifen und Oberarmspangen geziert.

Word by Word

• mālatī-mālayā: with a garland of mālatī flowers
• mālatī-mālayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālatī (प्रातिपदिक) + mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी: 'mālatyāḥ mālā'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन

• yuktam: joined/arrayed
• yuktam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sat-ratna-mukuṭa-ujjvalam: shining with an excellent jeweled crown
• sat-ratna-mukuṭa-ujjvalam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + mukuṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (mukuṭaḥ ratnaiḥ ujjvalaḥ; 'sat' = excellent), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sat-kaṃṭha-ābharaṇam: having fine neck-ornaments
• sat-kaṃṭha-ābharaṇam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṃṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (kaṃṭhasya ābharaṇam; 'sat' = fine), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• cāru-valaya-aṃgada-bhūṣitam: adorned with lovely bracelets and armlets
• cāru-valaya-aṃgada-bhūṣitam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + valaya (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃgada (प्रातिपदिक) + √bhūṣ (धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (valayāṃgadāni = bracelets and armlets); कृदन्त—क्त 'bhūṣita', नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes auspicious, sattvic adornment as a devotional lens for perceiving the Divine in a tangible (saguṇa) form—training the mind toward reverence, purity, and loving attention, which Shaiva tradition treats as supportive to inner surrender and grace.

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

While Liṅga-worship points to the formless reality of Shiva, the Purana also validates saguṇa contemplation—visualizing and honoring divine qualities through form, fragrance, and beauty (flowers, ornaments). Both streams converge in bhakti that steadies the mind and turns it toward Shiva as Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is flower-offering (especially fragrant blossoms) and dhyāna: mentally visualizing the deity adorned and radiant while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” as a focused act of devotion.