Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा मुनयस्सर्वे प्रहृष्टवदनेक्षणाः । अभ्युत्थानादिभिस्सर्वैरुपचारैरुपाचरन्

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā munayassarve prahṛṣṭavadanekṣaṇāḥ | abhyutthānādibhissarvairupacārairupācaran

Translation

Seeing him, all the sages—faces and eyes bright with joy—rose up and honored him with every courtesy, beginning with standing to receive him and other respectful services.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया; ‘having seen’

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (मुनयः)

• प्रहृष्ट-वदन-ईक्षणाः: with delighted faces and eyes
• प्रहृष्ट-वदन-ईक्षणाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + वदन (प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समासः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘येषां वदनं च ईक्षणं च प्रहृष्टम्’

• अभ्युत्थान-आदिभिः: by standing up and other (acts)
• अभ्युत्थान-आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्युत्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (आदि-समास); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; करणम् (instrumental)

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (उपचारैः)

• उपचारैः: attentions, services
• उपचारैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; करणम्

• उपाचरन्: they attended/served
• उपाचरन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-चर् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It highlights sadācāra—humble reverence and joyful hospitality—as a sattvic expression of bhakti; honoring the worthy becomes a means to purify the mind and align oneself with Pati (Śiva) through devotion and right conduct.

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

The same spirit of upacāra shown to a revered being is the attitude used in Saguna Śiva worship—treating the Liṅga as the living presence of Śiva and offering respectful services (upacāras) with inner devotion, not mere formality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice upacāra-bhāva in daily Śiva-pūjā: begin with respectful “inner rising” (abhyutthāna as mental reverence), then offer simple services—water, flowers, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—with a joyful, attentive mind.