Shloka 34
Brahmā Counsels the Demigods; Journey to Kailāsa; Śiva’s Tranquility and Brahmā’s Praise
सनन्दनाद्यैर्महासिद्धै: शान्तै: संशान्तविग्रहम् । उपास्यमानं सख्या च भर्त्रा गुह्यकरक्षसाम् ॥ ३४ ॥
sanandanādyair mahā-siddhaiḥ śāntaiḥ saṁśānta-vigraham upāsyamānaṁ sakhyā ca bhartrā guhyaka-rakṣasām
They saw Lord Śiva being worshiped, surrounded by the peaceful mahā-siddhas such as Sanandana and by friends like Kuvera, lord of the Guhyakas and rākṣasas. Śiva’s very form was utterly serene and saintly.
The personalities sitting with Lord Śiva are significant because the four Kumāras were liberated from birth. It may be remembered that after their birth these Kumāras were requested by their father to get married and beget children in order to increase the population of the newly created universe. But they refused, and at that time Lord Brahmā was angry. In that angry mood, Rudra, or Lord Śiva, was born. Thus they were intimately related. Kuvera, the treasurer of the demigods, is fabulously rich. Thus Lord Śiva’s association with the Kumāras and Kuvera indicates that he has all transcendental and material opulences. Actually, he is the qualitative incarnation of the Supreme Lord; therefore his position is very exalted.
FAQs
This verse describes Śiva as “saṁśānta-vigraha”—fully serene in form—showing that even after intense anger, the great devotee quickly returns to peace and becomes fit to be worshiped by perfected sages.
In the aftermath of Dakṣa’s sacrifice being disrupted, Śiva is pacified; the saintly Kumaras and other siddhas honor him as a foremost Vaiṣṇava and exalted lord, offering worship to his serene, purified presence.
Cultivate steadiness: even if agitation arises, return to calmness through devotion, humility, and self-control—becoming “fit to be honored” by character rather than by position.