Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तस्योपरि महादिव्यम्पुष्पकं रत्नभूषितम् । राजितं पल्लवैश्शुभ्रश्चामरैश्च सुशोभितम्

Transliteration

tasyopari mahādivyampuṣpakaṃ ratnabhūṣitam | rājitaṃ pallavaiśśubhraścāmaraiśca suśobhitam

Translation

Above it stood a supremely divine floral canopy, adorned with jewels—resplendent with fresh tender shoots and beautifully graced by bright white chāmara fans (yak-tail whisks).

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उपरि: above/upon
• उपरि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb/preposition)

• महा-दिव्यम्: very divine
• महा-दिव्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पुष्पकम्: Puṣpaka (aerial car)
• पुष्पकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• रत्न-भूषितम्: adorned with jewels
• रत्न-भूषितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘रत्नैः भूषितम्’ (adorned with jewels)

• राजितम्: shining
• राजितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पल्लवैः: with sprouts/foliage
• पल्लवैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• शुभ्रैः: white/bright
• शुभ्रैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with पल्लवैः)

• चामरैः: with yak-tail fans
• चामरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (or पुंलिङ्ग usage), तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction), अव्यय

• सु-शोभितम्: well-adorned/beautifully decorated
• सु-शोभितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सु’ उपसर्गेण विशेषितम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; this verse is part of the ornate description of the divine setting prepared for Śiva–Pārvatī’s sacred event, emphasizing celestial auspiciousness rather than a specific sthala-māhātmya.

Significance: General purāṇic teaching: contemplation of Śiva’s divine court and auspicious paraphernalia cultivates śraddhā and bhakti, preparing the paśu for anugraha (grace).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how sacred beauty and orderly adornment become a form of bhakti: the devotee’s inner purity and reverence are mirrored outwardly through auspicious, sattvic offerings and ceremonial honor.

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

It reflects Saguna worship—honoring Shiva (and the divine presence around Him) through upacāras like canopy, decoration, and chamara-sevā, which cultivate focused devotion and a sanctified mind fit to approach the Linga and Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform īśvara-upacāra in pūjā: offer clean, white, sattvic items (flowers/leaves), and mentally render chamara-sevā—visualizing service to Shiva while repeating the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with steadiness.