Shloka 44

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

मध्ये व्रजन् रमेशोऽथ गरुडासनमाश्रितः । शुशुभे ध्रियमाणेन क्षत्रेण महता मुने

Transliteration

madhye vrajan rameśo'tha garuḍāsanamāśritaḥ | śuśubhe dhriyamāṇena kṣatreṇa mahatā mune

Translation

O sage, then Rameśa proceeded in the midst of the assembly, mounted upon Garuḍa’s seat; he shone resplendently, borne along with great royal majesty and protective power.

Word by Word

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (स्थान/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• व्रजन्: going, proceeding
• व्रजन्: कर्ता-विशेषण (participle qualifying subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘going’

• रमेशः: Rameśa (Lord of Lakṣmī)
• रमेशः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘Lord of Ramā (Lakṣmī)’

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भबोधक (particle: then/now)

• गरुडासनम्: the Garuḍa-seat (Garuḍa as vehicle)
• गरुडासनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; object of ‘आश्रितः’

• आश्रितः: having mounted / resorting to
• आश्रितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (predicate/participle of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having resorted to / mounted’

• शुशुभे: shone, appeared splendid
• शुशुभे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘shone’

• ध्रियमाणेन: by (that which was) being held
• ध्रियमाणेन: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: शानच् (Present passive participle), नपुंसक/पुं? here instrumental singular masculine/neuter form; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘being held’

• क्षत्रेण: by the weapon/royal power (kṣatra)
• क्षत्रेण: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• महता: great
• महता: करण-विशेषण (adjective of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; agrees with ‘क्षत्रेण’

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara

Sthala Purana: The epithet Rameśa evokes the Rāmeśvara axis: Viṣṇu/Rāma worships Śiva and establishes the liṅga, teaching that even the preserver honors Śiva for completion of dharma and removal of doṣa.

Significance: Śiva-bhakti harmonized with Vaiṣṇava devotion; expiation (prāyaścitta) and purification through darśana and snāna are traditionally emphasized.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Lakshmi

FAQs

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

It presents a Saguna divine scene where a deva (Vishnu as Rameśa) appears with splendor and protective majesty, underscoring that cosmic order and protection operate through divine powers that, in Shaiva Siddhanta reading, ultimately function under Shiva (Pati) as the supreme governor.

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

The verse highlights reverence toward visible divine forms (Saguna). In the Shiva Purana’s broader frame, such splendor supports devotion that culminates in Shiva-worship—often centered on the Linga as the accessible focus for bhakti and grace, even while other devas appear in the narrative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on the deity’s luminous form (rūpa-dhyāna) combined with mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to align one’s inner “kṣatra” (protective discipline) with devotion and steadiness.