Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

कैलासस्तु महाशैलो महाहर्षसमन्वितः । आजगाम कृपां कृत्वा सर्वोपरि लसत्प्रभुः

Transliteration

kailāsastu mahāśailo mahāharṣasamanvitaḥ | ājagāma kṛpāṃ kṛtvā sarvopari lasatprabhuḥ

Translation

Then mighty Kailāsa—the great mountain, filled with supreme joy—came forth in compassion, shining above all as the radiant Lord’s own exalted abode.

Word by Word

• कैलासः: Kailāsa (mountain)
• कैलासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• महाशैलः: the great mountain
• महाशैलः: Karta (कर्ता; appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to ‘कैलासः’

• महाहर्षसमन्वितः: endowed with great joy
• महाहर्षसमन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-हर्ष-समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘कैलासः’

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: आ-

• कृपाम्: compassion
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having shown/done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having done’

• सर्वोपरि: above all
• सर्वोपरि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व-उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb): ‘above all’

• लसत्प्रभुः: the shining lord
• लसत्प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता; appositive/qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लसत्-प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘लसत्’ (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त present participle used adjectivally) qualifying ‘प्रभु’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kailāsa is portrayed as Śiva’s supreme abode; in later tīrtha-imagination, Kedāra is revered as a Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra reflecting Kailāsa’s sanctity, where Śiva is approached through arduous ascent and grace.

Significance: Darśana in the Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra is framed as grace-bestowing (anugraha), purifying pāśa (bondage) through devotion and endurance.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kailasa

FAQs

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

It presents Kailāsa as more than a physical peak: it is the joy-filled, grace-bestowing sphere of the Lord, indicating that divine compassion elevates the seeker beyond worldly levels to the highest refuge (Śiva’s abode).

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

By depicting the Lord as “shining above all” and acting through compassion, the verse supports Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva through sacred forms and abodes (like Kailāsa and the Liṅga) as tangible gateways to the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is Kailāsa-dhyāna: mentally visualize the radiant Lord enthroned on Kailāsa while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating receptivity to Śiva’s kṛpā (grace).