Shloka 51

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

तुम्बुरुर्नारदो हाहा हूहूश्चेत्यादयो वराः । गन्धर्वाः किन्नरा जग्मुर्वाद्यानाध्माय हर्षिताः

Transliteration

tumbururnārado hāhā hūhūścetyādayo varāḥ | gandharvāḥ kinnarā jagmurvādyānādhmāya harṣitāḥ

Translation

Tumburu, Nārada, Hāhā, Hūhū, and other eminent ones—Gandharvas and Kinnaras—went forth joyfully, blowing and playing their musical instruments in celebration.

Word by Word

• तुम्बुरुः: Tumburu
• तुम्बुरुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tumburu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हाहा: Hāhā
• हाहा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गन्धर्व-विशेषनाम

• हूहूः: Hūhū
• हूहूः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hūhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गन्धर्व-विशेषनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• आदयः: and others
• आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘इत्यादयः’ = “and others”

• वराः: excellent/noble
• वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘गन्धर्वाः/किन्नराः’ इत्यादीनां विशेषणम्

• गन्धर्वाः: gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• किन्नराः: kinnaras
• किन्नराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kinnara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वाद्यानि: musical instruments
• वाद्यानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; ‘आध्माय’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• आध्माय: having blown/played
• आध्माय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-dhmā (धातु) + lyap (कृदन्त-अव्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having blown/played)

• हर्षिताः: delighted
• हर्षिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harṣ (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘गन्धर्वाः किन्नराः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Characters & Entities

• Tumburu
• Narada
• Hāhā
• Hūhū
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras

FAQs

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

It portrays the cosmos responding to Shiva’s auspicious presence through sacred sound and celebration—an expression of bhakti where refined beings (Gandharvas, Kinnaras) glorify the Lord, reinforcing that devotion and praise purify the mind toward Shiva’s grace.

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

The verse reflects Saguna-oriented worship: Shiva is honored through audible praise, music, and joyful procession—common elements surrounding Linga worship and temple ritual, where sound (nāda) and stotra support focused devotion to the manifest form of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt devotional nāda-upāsanā: chant Shiva’s names or the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady attention; accompany it with simple kīrtana or recitation, using the uplifted joy (harṣa) shown here as a disciplined devotional mood.