Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13

परस्य दुर्‍निर्णयः—षट्कुलीयमुनिविवादः तथा ब्रह्मदर्शनार्थं मेरुप्रयाणम् | The Dispute of the Six-Lineage Sages on the Supreme and Their Journey to Brahmā at Meru

Devanagari script

दद्दशुर्मुनयो देवा देवर्षिगणसेवितम् । शुद्धचामीकरप्रख्यं सर्वाभरणभूषितम्

Transliteration

daddaśurmunayo devā devarṣigaṇasevitam | śuddhacāmīkaraprakhyaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam

Translation

Die Weisen und die Götter erblickten jene göttliche Gegenwart, umgeben und bedient von Scharen der Devarṣis—strahlend wie reines Gold und mit jeglichem Schmuck geziert.

Word by Word

• ददृशुः: saw
• ददृशुः: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; ‘gods’ (co-subject)

• देवर्षि: divine sages
• देवर्षि: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; तत्पुरुष: देव + ऋषि

• गण: group, host
• गण: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• सेवितम्: attended by
• सेवितम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेवित (कृदन्त; √सेव् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘served/attended’

• शुद्ध: pure
• शुद्ध: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; ‘pure’

• चामीकर: gold
• चामीकर: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामीकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; ‘gold’

• प्रख्यम्: resembling
• प्रख्यम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘resembling/like’

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; ‘all’

• आभरण: ornaments
• आभरण: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; ‘ornament’

• भूषितम्: adorned
• भूषितम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘adorned’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Munis
• Devarshis

FAQs

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

It highlights darśana (direct sacred vision): when the mind is drawn to the Lord’s manifest splendor, devotion ripens and the soul is oriented toward Pati (the Lord) beyond worldly bonds.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna (manifest) glory—radiance and auspicious adornment—supporting devotional contemplation that later culminates in steadier worship, including Liṅga-upāsanā as the stable icon of Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Shiva’s tejas (radiance) and aiśvarya (divine majesty) before worship—such as mentally visualizing the Lord’s luminous form, then offering mantra-japa (e.g., the Panchakshara) with focused reverence.