Shloka 3

निमन्त्रण-पत्रिका-प्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Invitation Letter) / Himālaya Sends the Wedding Invitation to Śiva

Devanagari script

करवीरस्तथैवापि महाविभव संयुतः । महेन्द्रः पर्वतश्रेष्ठ आजगाम हिमालयम्

Transliteration

karavīrastathaivāpi mahāvibhava saṃyutaḥ | mahendraḥ parvataśreṣṭha ājagāma himālayam

Translation

Karavīra too, endowed with great prosperity, and Mahendra—the foremost of mountains—came to the Himalaya, the best of mountains.

Word by Word

• करवीरः: Karavīra
• करवीरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेष्य (proper name: Karavīra)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात (particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात (particle)

• महाविभव-संयुतः: endowed with great splendor
• महाविभव-संयुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाविभव (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (महाविभवेन संयुतः = endowed with great splendor); ‘संयुत’ = past participle from सम्+√युज् (joined/endowed) used adjectivally

• महेन्द्रः: Mahendra
• महेन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेष्य (proper name: Mahendra)

• पर्वतश्रेष्ठः: best of mountains
• पर्वतश्रेष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पर्वतानां श्रेष्ठः = best of mountains)

• आजगाम: came/arrived
• आजगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आ√गम् = to come/arrive

• हिमालयम्: to the Himalaya
• हिमालयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); गन्तव्य (destination)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Continuation of the mountain-assembly motif: Karavīra and Mahendra arrive at Himālaya; no liṅga-sthala or jyotirliṅga is identified.

Significance: Implied sanctity of sacred geography and convergence of tīrtha-like mountains; verse itself gives no explicit pilgrimage boon.

Characters & Entities

• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It highlights sacred geography: exalted mountains and prosperous regions converge upon Himālaya, indicating the cosmic auspiciousness surrounding the Śaiva narrative of Pārvatī and the sanctity of the Himālaya as a dhārmic seat.

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

By praising Himālaya as the foremost mountain where divine events unfold, the text points to tīrtha-bhāva—devotion expressed through pilgrimage and reverence to places associated with Saguna Śiva’s līlā, which supports steady bhakti leading toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tīrtha-smaraṇa and pilgrimage-oriented worship: remembering Himālaya while chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering simple Śiva-pūjā (water, bilva leaves) as an act of bhakti.