Shloka 5

महेश्वरागमनं तथा नीराजन-सत्कारवर्णनम् / The Arrival of Maheśvara and the Rite of Welcome

Nīrājana

Devanagari script

चारुचंपकवर्णाभं ह्येकवक्त्रं त्रिलोचनम् । ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यं रत्नस्वर्णादिभूषितम्

Transliteration

cārucaṃpakavarṇābhaṃ hyekavaktraṃ trilocanam | īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyaṃ ratnasvarṇādibhūṣitam

Translation

He appeared with a charming radiance like the campaka flower—single-faced and three-eyed—his countenance serene with a gentle smile, adorned with ornaments of gems, gold, and the like.

Word by Word

• cāru-caṃpaka-varṇa-ābham: having the lovely hue of a campaka flower
• cāru-caṃpaka-varṇa-ābham: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + caṃpaka (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष समास (वर्णस्य आभा; 'caṃpakavarṇa' as karmadhāraya inside), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण यावत् 'maheśānam/śaṃkaram' (previous verse context)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• eka-vaktram: one-faced
• eka-vaktram: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु समास (संख्यापूर्वक), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tri-locanam: three-eyed
• tri-locanam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• īṣat: slightly
• īṣat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: īṣat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (adverb: slightly)

• hāsya-prasanna-āsyam: with a face brightened by a gentle smile
• hāsya-prasanna-āsyam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hāsya (प्रातिपदिक) + prasanna (प्रातिपदिक) + āsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (आस्यं प्रसन्नं हस्येन/हास्येन), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ratna-svarṇa-ādi-bhūṣitam: adorned with jewels, gold, and the like
• ratna-svarṇa-ādi-bhūṣitam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + svarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + √bhūṣ (धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (ratna-svarṇādiḥ = jewels, gold, etc.); कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle) 'bhūṣita', नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents a Saguna-darśana of Lord Shiva—radiant, three-eyed, and serene—teaching that devotion can begin with contemplative vision of the Lord’s auspicious form, which steadies the mind and turns it toward grace (anugraha) and liberation.

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

By describing Shiva’s visible, ornamented form, the verse supports Saguna upāsanā; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such form-worship (including Linga worship) is a valid means to approach the transcendent Shiva, with the Linga serving as the stable icon for the same divine reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Shiva-dhyāna: visualize the three-eyed Lord with a calm, gently smiling face while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” especially during daily worship or Mahāśivarātri vrata observances.