Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वा हरिं दृष्ट्वा विलसंतं सुखासने । सुप्रणम्य सुसंस्तूय प्रावोचं सांजलिः सुरैः

Transliteration

tatra gatvā hariṃ dṛṣṭvā vilasaṃtaṃ sukhāsane | supraṇamya susaṃstūya prāvocaṃ sāṃjaliḥ suraiḥ

Translation

Going there and seeing Hari (Viṣṇu) delighting as he sat upon a comfortable seat, I bowed down deeply, praised him well, and then—standing with folded hands in the presence of the gods—spoke.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; place-adverb (देशवाचक)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having gone’

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having seen’

• विलसन्तम्: shining/playing (gracefully)
• विलसन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विलस् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifying ‘हरिम्’

• सुखासने: on a comfortable seat
• सुखासने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख-आसन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समास-विग्रहः: सुखस्य आसनम् (comfortable seat)

• सुप्रणम्य: having bowed deeply
• सुप्रणम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु-प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having bowed well’

• सुसंस्तूय: having praised
• सुसंस्तूय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु-सम्-स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund; Vedic/epic variant in -ūya); ‘having praised well’

• प्रावोचम्: I spoke
• प्रावोचम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; ‘I spoke’

• साञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• साञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास: अञ्जलिं सह (with joined palms)

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; agent/instrument in passive sense ‘by the gods’ (with ‘प्रार्थितः’ implied contextually)

Speaker

Brahmā (narrating his approach to Viṣṇu within the Parvatīkhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: तत्र गत्वा हरिं दृष्ट्वा विलसंतं सुखासने । सुप्रणम्य सुसंस्तूय प्रावोचं सांजलिः सुरैः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Divine council at Kṣīrābdhi amid crisis

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva virtue of vinaya (humility): approaching the divine with reverence, praise, and folded hands—an inner discipline that purifies the seeker before higher Shaiva teachings unfold.

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

Though Hari (Viṣṇu) is addressed here, the Purana’s method is to establish proper bhakti and protocol of worship—bowing, stuti, and sāñjali—qualities equally essential in Saguna Shiva worship and in approaching the Śiva-liṅga with devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse suggests sāñjali-bhāva (prayer with joined palms), praṇāma, and stuti as preparatory acts—practices often paired in Shaiva ritual with mantra-japa (especially pañcākṣarī) and mental recollection of the Lord.