Shloka 134

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

ततः स नन्दी सह षण्मुखेन तथा च सार्धं गिरिराजपुत्र्या विवेश दिव्यं भवनं भवो ऽपि यथाम्बुदो ऽन्याम्बुदम् अम्बुदाभः

Transliteration

tataḥ sa nandī saha ṣaṇmukhena tathā ca sārdhaṃ girirājaputryā viveśa divyaṃ bhavanaṃ bhavo 'pi yathāmbudo 'nyāmbudam ambudābhaḥ

Translation

Then Nandī, together with Ṣaṇmukha (Skanda), and also in the company of the daughter of the Lord of Mountains (Pārvatī), entered that divine mansion. Bhava (Śiva) too—cloud-hued—entered it, as one rain-cloud merges into another cloud.

Word by Word

• ततः: then

• स: he (Nandī)

• नन्दी: Nandī (Śiva’s chief gaṇa)

• सह: along with

• षण्मुखेन: with Ṣaṇmukha (Kārttikeya/Skanda)

• तथा च: and also

• सार्धम्: together, accompanied by

• गिरिराजपुत्र्या: with the daughter of the mountain-king (Pārvatī)

• विवेश: entered

• दिव्यम्: divine

• भवनम्: abode, mansion

• भवः अपि: Bhava (Śiva) also

• यथा: just as

• अम्बुदः: a cloud

• अन्य-अम्बुदम्: another cloud

• अम्बुदाभः: cloud-like in appearance (cloud-hued).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Nandi
• Skanda
• Giriraja (Himalaya)

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva’s abode as the living spiritual center of worship: approaching the divine presence through Nandī (gateway of devotion) and Śiva-Śakti togetherness, which is foundational to Linga-bhakti and temple-darśana.

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

Śiva is presented as Bhava—Pati, the sovereign Lord—whose presence is all-pervading and seamless, likened to a cloud merging into cloud, suggesting non-obstructed, sovereign being beyond fragmentation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) through Nandī and gaṇa-association, a devotional doorway aligned with Pāśupata orientation—turning the pashu toward Pati by reverent approach and sacred proximity (darśana).