Shloka 16
हिमालयगृहे नारदस्य आगमनम् तथा विश्वकर्मनिर्मितवैभववर्णनम् — Nārada’s Arrival at Himālaya’s Palace and the Description of Viśvakarman’s Marvels
तत्र दृष्टो महादेवो देवादिपरिवारितः । नमस्कृतस्त्वया दीप्तश्शैलैस्तैर्भक्तितश्च वै
tatra dṛṣṭo mahādevo devādiparivāritaḥ | namaskṛtastvayā dīptaśśailaistairbhaktitaśca vai
There you beheld Mahādeva, surrounded by the foremost of the gods. With devotion you bowed to Him; and those radiant mountains too, in reverence, offered their homage.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is a darśana scene: Mahādeva revealed amidst devagaṇa, eliciting namaskāra from the visitor and even ‘radiant mountains’ personified as devotees.
Significance: Models the fruit of approach: śiva-darśana culminating in namaskāra. In Siddhānta terms, darśana is a sign of Śiva’s anugraha and the softening of pāśa (bondage) through devotion.
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights Shiva-darśana (beholding the Lord) as a grace-filled moment where devotion naturally culminates in namaskāra, affirming Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord—worthy of reverence even from the devas and the very mountains.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva—Mahādeva visible and attended by the devas—showing that embodied devotion (bowing, praising, approaching) is a valid path; in practice this same reverence is directed to the Shiva-linga as His accessible form for worship.
The immediate practice is bhakti-yukta namaskāra (devotional prostration) and remembrance of Mahādeva; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may pair this with japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while offering respectful salutations.