Shloka 26

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

मालिनी गिरिपुत्र्यास्तु संध्या पूर्णेन्दुमण्डलम् चामरासक्तहस्ताभिर् दिव्यस्त्रीभिश् च संवृता

Transliteration

mālinī giriputryāstu saṃdhyā pūrṇendumaṇḍalam cāmarāsaktahastābhir divyastrībhiś ca saṃvṛtā

Translation

For Giriputrī (Pārvatī), Mālinī stood like her sacred saṃdhyā, radiant as the circle of the full moon, while celestial women surrounded the Goddess, their hands engaged in fanning her with chamara-whisks.

Word by Word

• मालिनी: Mālinī (a divine attendant or personified auspicious presence)

• गिरिपुत्र्याः: of the daughter of the Mountain (Pārvatī)

• तु: indeed/and

• संध्या: twilight, sacred juncture (sandhyā)

• पूर्णेन्दुमण्डलम्: the orb/circle of the full moon

• चामरासक्तहस्ताभिः: by those whose hands are occupied with chamara (yak-tail) fans

• दिव्यस्त्रीभिः: by celestial women

• च: and

• संवृता: surrounded/encircled

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Parvati (Giriputri)
• Malini

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It depicts the royal and ritual honor (upacāra) offered in a Shaiva setting—chamara service and auspicious presence—reflecting how devotees should approach Shiva-Shakti with reverence during worship.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By highlighting Giriputrī’s moonlike radiance and sacred sandhyā-quality, it points to Shiva-tattva as inseparable from Shakti: Pati (Lord) is realized with Shakti as the luminous, auspicious power that reveals consciousness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual upacāras are implied—especially chamara-sevā and honoring the divine at sacred junctures (sandhyā). Yogically, it supports sandhyā-bhāvanā: contemplative worship at liminal times to loosen pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul) under Pati’s grace.