Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

हिमागप्रेषिता विप्रास्तथा ते पर्वतोत्तमाः । शम्भोरग्रचरा ह्यासन्कुतूहलसमन्विताः

Transliteration

himāgapreṣitā viprāstathā te parvatottamāḥ | śambhoragracarā hyāsankutūhalasamanvitāḥ

Translation

O brāhmaṇas, sent forth by Himālaya, those foremost among the mountains went ahead before Śambhu, filled with eager curiosity.

Word by Word

• हिमाग-प्रेषिताः: sent by Himālaya
• हिमाग-प्रेषिताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिमाग (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रेषित (कृदन्त, √प्रेष् प्रेषणे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), ‘प्रेषित’ = sent; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हिमागेन प्रेषिताः/हिमागस्य प्रेषिताः—contextually ‘by Himālaya sent’)

• विप्राः: brahmins
• विप्राः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पर्वत-उत्तमाः: the best mountains
• पर्वत-उत्तमाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (‘उत्तमाः पर्वताः’ = best mountains)

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अग्र-चराः: going in front / leading
• अग्र-चराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रायः √चर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘अग्रे चरन्ति’ = those who go in front)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: emphasis/indeed)

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुतूहल-समन्विताः: endowed with curiosity
• कुतूहल-समन्विताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुतूहल (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त, √अन्वि/अन्व् ‘to be connected’, उपसर्ग सम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); समासः तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-भावः (‘कुतूहलेन समन्विताः’ = endowed with curiosity)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It highlights how even exalted beings approach Śiva (Śambhu) with reverent wonder—devotional eagerness (bhakti) becomes the mood that prepares the mind to receive Śiva’s grace, which is central to liberation in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

The verse portrays attendants going before Śambhu, reflecting the devotional orientation toward Saguna Śiva—approaching the Lord through visible, narratively present forms, which in practice corresponds to Linga worship as a concrete focus for reverence and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is to cultivate “kutūhala” as attentive devotion—approach Śiva with focused reverence, supporting practices like japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and mindful temple/Linga darśana.