Shloka 5
ईश्वरागमनं हिमवदादि-समागमश्च / The Arrival of Īśvara and the Assembly of Himālaya, Devas, and Mountains
देवा हि तद्बलं दृष्ट्वा विस्मयम्परमं गताः । आनन्दम्परमम्प्रापुर्देवाश्च गिरयस्तथा
devā hi tadbalaṃ dṛṣṭvā vismayamparamaṃ gatāḥ | ānandamparamamprāpurdevāśca girayastathā
Indeed, beholding that power, the gods were struck with the greatest wonder; and the gods—as well as the mountains—attained supreme delight.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames a theophany where Śiva’s manifested power produces awe (vismaya) and bliss (ānanda) in devas and even the mountains.
Significance: Darśana of Śiva’s śakti is portrayed as immediately bestowing ānanda—anugraha that loosens pāśa (bondage) through devotion and wonder.
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights how divine power (understood in Shaiva Siddhanta as Shiva’s grace expressed through Shakti) naturally produces awe (vismaya) and culminates in higher bliss (ānanda), indicating an elevating, sanctifying revelation rather than mere spectacle.
The devas’ wonder at “that power” aligns with Saguna Shiva worship, where the Lord’s manifest potency is contemplated through sacred forms—especially the Shiva Linga—as a tangible focus for devotion that leads the mind toward the Supreme.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate reverent contemplation (bhāva) while chanting the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha, so that awe transforms into steady inner bliss and devotion.