Shloka 8

गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva

Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas

Devanagari script

यस्य द्वारि महेशानः परब्रह्म सतां गतिः । समागतस्सदासैश्च कृपया भक्तवत्सलः

Transliteration

yasya dvāri maheśānaḥ parabrahma satāṃ gatiḥ | samāgatassadāsaiśca kṛpayā bhaktavatsalaḥ

Translation

An wessen Schwelle ist Maheśāna erschienen — Śiva selbst, das höchste Brahman und die letzte Zuflucht der Frommen — begleitet von seinen Gefährten; aus Mitgefühl steht er dort, stets den Verehrern zugetan.

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual) सर्वनाम

• dvāri: at the door
• dvāri: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• maheśānaḥ: Mahēśāna (Lord Śiva)
• maheśānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• parabrahma: the Supreme Brahman
• parabrahma: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य) / Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para-brahman (प्रातिपदिक; पर + ब्रह्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः)

• satām: of the good/saints
• satām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• gatiḥ: refuge/goal
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• samāgataḥ: having arrived
• samāgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (as adjectival predicate of maheśānaḥ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः, अर्थतः ‘आगतः’

• sadāsaiḥ: with attendants/servants
• sadāsaiḥ: Sahakāraka / Sahārtha (सह/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• kṛpayā: by compassion
• kṛpayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• bhaktavatsalaḥ: affectionate to devotees
• bhaktavatsalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of maheśānaḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta-vatsala (प्रातिपदिक; भक्त + वत्सल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘भक्तानां वत्सलः’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: यस्य द्वारि महेशानः परब्रह्म सतां गतिः । समागतस्सदासैश्च कृपया भक्तवत्सलः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Maheshana)

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva, though the Supreme Brahman, becomes personally accessible through compassion, coming near to the devotee; for the virtuous, He is both the goal (moksha) and the refuge who removes bondage by grace.

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

By calling Shiva both Parabrahman and bhaktavatsala, the verse bridges nirguṇa truth and saguṇa worship: devotees approach Shiva through tangible devotion (such as Linga-pūjā), and Shiva responds with nearness and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate bhakti as daily “welcoming Shiva at the door” through Linga worship with water/abhisheka, japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and reverent remembrance of Shiva’s compassion.