Shloka 11

दुर्गोपवीत-रचना तथा शिवामलङ्कारोत्सवः | The Making of the Durgopavīta and Pārvatī’s Auspicious Adornment Festival

Devanagari script

अथ विष्णुरहं धाता शक्राद्या अमरास्तथा । मुनयश्च महाप्रीत्या निखिलास्सोत्सवा मुदा

Transliteration

atha viṣṇurahaṃ dhātā śakrādyā amarāstathā | munayaśca mahāprītyā nikhilāssotsavā mudā

Translation

Then Viṣṇu, I (Brahmā) the Creator, Indra and the other gods, and the sages as well—everyone, filled with great affection, rejoiced and celebrated in delight.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• धाता: Dhātā (Brahmā as sustainer/creator)
• धाता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शक्राद्याः: Indra and others
• शक्राद्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः — शक्रः आदिः येषाम् ते (beginning with Indra)

• अमराः: the immortals; gods
• अमराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (so/likewise)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महाप्रीत्या: with great delight
• महाप्रीत्या: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु-Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः — महती प्रीतिः (great joy)

• निखिलाः: all
• निखिलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् — अमराः/मुनयः इत्यादीनाम्

• सोत्सवाः: celebrating; with festivities
• सोत्सवाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); अव्ययीभावः — स-उत्सवाः (with festival/celebration)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु-Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Brahmā (narrating within the Rudra Saṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Depicts devas and ṛṣis rejoicing around Śiva’s līlā; such participation is paradigmatic of ‘sarva-loka-saṅgraha’—cosmic assent to Śiva’s auspicious act.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Indra
• Devas
• Sages

FAQs

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

It shows that when Shiva’s will and auspicious order manifest, even the highest cosmic beings—devas and sages—respond with unified joy, indicating that true auspiciousness (śivam) naturally awakens devotion and harmony in all worlds.

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

Their collective celebration reflects reverence toward Saguna Shiva’s manifest presence and grace—often expressed in Purāṇic narrative through temple worship, Linga-upāsanā, and communal devotion that aligns all beings to Shiva’s auspicious reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is shared bhakti: engage in Shiva-stuti and japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a festive, grateful mind—devotion expressed as inner celebration.