Shloka 4

देवगुरुप्रेषणम्

Himālaya Mission of the Gods’ Preceptor / The Gods Send Their Guru

Devanagari script

स्थावरत्वं परित्यज्य दिव्यरूपं विधाय सः । कन्यां शूलभृते दत्त्वा शिवलोकं गमिष्यति

Transliteration

sthāvaratvaṃ parityajya divyarūpaṃ vidhāya saḥ | kanyāṃ śūlabhṛte dattvā śivalokaṃ gamiṣyati

Translation

Casting off the state of immobility, he will assume a divine form; and, having offered the maiden to the Trident-bearer (Lord Śiva), he shall go to Śivaloka.

Word by Word

• स्थावरत्वम्: the state of being immobile (as a mountain)
• स्थावरत्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थावरत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परित्यज्य: having given up
• परित्यज्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having abandoned’

• दिव्य-रूपम्: a divine form
• दिव्य-रूपम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: ‘दिव्यं रूपम्’

• विधाय: having made/assumed
• विधाय: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having made/assumed’

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, सर्वनाम

• कन्याम्: the maiden/daughter
• कन्याम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शूल-भृते: to the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• शूल-भृते: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + भृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘शूलं बिभर्ति’ (one who bears a trident)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having given’

• शिव-लोकम्: Śiva’s world (Śivaloka)
• शिव-लोकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘शिवस्य लोकः’

• गमिष्यति: will go
• गमिष्यति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Himālaya’s transformation from ‘sthāvara’ to ‘divya-rūpa’ and ascent to Śivaloka after offering Pārvatī aligns with Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra ideology; Kedāra is emblematic of Śiva’s Himalayan abode and mokṣa-oriented pilgrimage (contextual association).

Significance: Promises Śivaloka-gamana through surrender and service to Śiva; pilgrim tradition frames Kedāra as a gateway to liberation and Śiva’s abode.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s grace as transformative: the bound being leaves a limited condition (“immobility”) and attains a divinized state, culminating in reaching Śivaloka through an act of offering done in devotion.

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

By naming Śiva as “Śūlabhṛt” (the Trident-bearer), the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—approachable through devotion and sacred offering—through whom the soul receives upliftment and passage to Śiva’s abode, a fruit often associated with faithful Śiva-worship (including Liṅga-bhakti).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is devotional offering (arpaṇa) to Lord Śiva with purity of intent; as a supporting daily practice, one may pair it with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Śiva-smaraṇa to align the mind toward Śiva’s grace and liberation.