Shloka 42

शिवार्चनविधिः — देवतानां पाशुपतव्रतप्राप्तिः तथा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् (अध्याय ८०)

Devanagari script

भूषिता भूषितैश् चान्यैर् मण्डिता मण्डनप्रियाः दृष्ट्वाथ वृन्दं सुरसुन्दरीणां गणेश्वराणां सुरसुन्दरीणाम् जग्मुर्गणेशस्य पुरं सुरेशाः पुरद्विषः शक्रपुरोगमाश् च

Transliteration

bhūṣitā bhūṣitaiś cānyair maṇḍitā maṇḍanapriyāḥ dṛṣṭvātha vṛndaṃ surasundarīṇāṃ gaṇeśvarāṇāṃ surasundarīṇām jagmurgaṇeśasya puraṃ sureśāḥ puradviṣaḥ śakrapurogamāś ca

Translation

Adorned with ornaments and further embellished—delighting in decoration—when they beheld the multitude of celestial maidens belonging to Gaṇeśvara, the lords of the Devas, led by Śakra (Indra) and accompanied by the foe of the Tripura-cities (Śiva), proceeded to the city of Gaṇeśa.

Word by Word

• भूषिता: adorned

• भूषितैः: with ornaments/adornments

• च: and

• अन्यैः: with other (decorations)

• मण्डिता: decorated/embellished

• मण्डनप्रियाः: fond of ornamentation

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• अथ: then

• वृन्दम्: multitude/host

• सुरसुन्दरीणाम्: of celestial beauties (apsarases)

• गणेश्वराणाम्: of Gaṇeśvara’s (Śiva’s gaṇa-lord’s) [attendants/retinue]

• जग्मुः: went/proceeded

• गणेशस्य: of Gaṇeśa

• पुरम्: city

• सुरेशाः: lords of the Devas

• पुरद्विषः: the enemy of the cities (Tripurāntaka, i.e., Śiva)

• शक्रपुरोगमाः: led by Śakra (Indra) in front

• च: also/and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Ganesvara
• Indra (Shakra)
• Shiva (Puradvis/Tripurantaka)
• Devas
• Apsarases (Surasundaris)

FAQs

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

It frames the Devas’ movement toward Gaṇeśa’s city as an approach to Śiva’s sacred domain—suggesting that entry into Shaiva worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) is mediated by Gaṇeśa and the gaṇas, the Lord’s ordained attendants.

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

By naming Śiva as puradviṣ (Tripurāntaka), it recalls Him as Pati—the supreme power who destroys the fortresses of bondage (pāśa) and clears the way for the paśus (souls) to move toward auspicious order and grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies the customary Shaiva sequence of auspicious entry—invoking Gaṇeśa and honoring Śiva’s gaṇa-retinue before proceeding to the central act of worship, aligning one’s approach with discipline, purity, and reverence (a prerequisite mood for Pāśupata-oriented sādhana).