Shloka 45

हिमालयगृहे नारदस्य आगमनम् तथा विश्वकर्मनिर्मितवैभववर्णनम् — Nārada’s Arrival at Himālaya’s Palace and the Description of Viśvakarman’s Marvels

Devanagari script

विचित्रम्मण्डपं गेहेऽकार्षीत्तस्य तदाज्ञया । विश्वकर्मा महामायी नानाश्चर्यमयं विभो

Transliteration

vicitrammaṇḍapaṃ gehe'kārṣīttasya tadājñayā | viśvakarmā mahāmāyī nānāścaryamayaṃ vibho

Translation

O mighty one, by his command Viśvakarmā—endowed with great creative power and Māyā—constructed within the house a wondrous, elaborate pavilion, filled with many marvels.

Word by Word

• विचित्रम्: wonderful/variegated
• विचित्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मण्डप-विशेषणम्)

• मण्डपम्: pavilion/hall
• मण्डपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• गेहे: in the house
• गेहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह/गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अकार्षीत्: made/constructed
• अकार्षीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/अद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• तत्-आज्ञया: by his command
• तत्-आज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तस्य आज्ञया = by his command)

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य कर्मा = the all-maker)

• महामायी: great magician/possessor of great māyā
• महामायी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् मायावी) विशेषणम् (विश्वकर्म-विशेषणम्)

• नाना-अश्चर्य-मयम्: filled with various wonders
• नाना-अश्चर्य-मयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानाविधैः आश्चर्यैः मयम् = full of various wonders)

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Vishvakarma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how sacred intention (ājñā) and divinely guided skill (Viśvakarmā’s mahāmāyā) can transform an ordinary home into a consecratory space that supports bhakti—an outer order mirroring inner readiness for Shiva’s grace.

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

A maṇḍapa is traditionally the prepared setting for Saguna worship—ritual, mantra, and offerings to the Liṅga. The narrative implies that devotion expresses itself by creating a fitting, pure environment for Shiva’s manifest presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare a clean worship space (maṇḍapa), install the Liṅga or Shiva image, and perform japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness and remembrance.