Shloka 21
ईश्वरागमनं हिमवदादि-समागमश्च / The Arrival of Īśvara and the Assembly of Himālaya, Devas, and Mountains
रचिते शिखरे रम्ये संस्थाप्य देवतादिकम् । जगाम हिमवांस्तत्र यत्रास्ति विधिवेदिका
racite śikhare ramye saṃsthāpya devatādikam | jagāma himavāṃstatra yatrāsti vidhivedikā
Having installed the deities and the other sacred appointments upon that beautifully prepared summit, Himavān went to the place where the proper ritual altar (vedikā), arranged according to scriptural rule, was set.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Ritual logistics in Himavān’s domain: deities are installed on a prepared summit and the host proceeds to the rule-based altar—typical of a divine wedding/mahotsava setup rather than a Jyotirliṅga foundation legend.
Significance: Highlights vidhi (scriptural rule) and pratiṣṭhā (installation) as purifying disciplines that prepare the community (paśu) to approach Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
It emphasizes that sacred outcomes arise when devotion is supported by right order (vidhi): preparing a pure place, establishing divine presence, and approaching worship with disciplined reverence—an outer mirror of inner steadiness in the Shaiva path.
Though the Linga is not named here, the act of devatā-sthāpana and moving to the vidhi-vedikā reflects the Saguna mode of worship central to the Shiva Purana—where Shiva is honored through consecrated space, prescribed offerings, and orderly rites that support bhakti.
A takeaway is to begin Shiva worship by preparing a clean, dedicated altar space (vedikā) and performing worship in a prescribed sequence; inwardly, keep attention steady and recite a Shiva-mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined focus.