Shloka 53

Devanagari script

पुरस्कृत्य मुने त्वां च पर्वतांस्तान्सविस्मयाः । हिमाद्रेश्च तदा जग्मुर्मन्दिरम्परमाद्भुतम्

Transliteration

puraskṛtya mune tvāṃ ca parvatāṃstānsavismayāḥ | himādreśca tadā jagmurmandiramparamādbhutam

Translation

Honouring you, O sage, by placing you in the forefront, and marvelling at those mountains, they then proceeded to the supremely wondrous abode of Himālaya.

Word by Word

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front / having honored
• पुरस्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having placed in front / having honored’

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

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पर्वतान्: mountains
• पर्वतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन; विशेषण (referring to पर्वतान्)

• स-विस्मयाः: astonished
• स-विस्मयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (‘with wonder’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; विशेषण (of the goers)

• हिमाद्रेः: of Himādri (Himalaya)
• हिमाद्रेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमाद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मन्दिरम्: to the abode/temple
• मन्दिरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• परम-अद्भुतम्: supremely wonderful
• परम-अद्भुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (of मन्दिरम्)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Himalayan sanctity motif: the devas’ approach to Himālaya evokes the broader Kedāra-kṣetra tradition where Śiva is especially accessible in the high Himalayas (though this verse itself narrates Himālaya’s wondrous abode rather than the Kedāra legend proper).

Significance: Pilgrimage to Himalayan Śiva-kṣetras is held to purify delusion (moha) and strengthen vairāgya and bhakti; Kedāranātha is famed for tapas, prāyaścitta, and Śiva-anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya

FAQs

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

The verse highlights reverence to the enlightened (the sage) and awe before sacred geography (the mountains), suggesting that humility and wonder prepare the mind for approaching a holy abode connected to Śiva’s divine play in the Pārvatī narrative.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the movement toward Himālaya’s wondrous abode aligns with Saguna devotion in the Shiva Purana: devotees approach sanctified places where Śiva’s presence is experienced through form, story, and sacred setting.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is sevā and namaskāra to saints and elders before pilgrimage or worship; one may begin with the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a calm, wonder-filled contemplation while approaching a sacred shrine.