Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

ततश्शङ्खाश्च भेर्य्यश्च पटहानकगोमुखाः । पुनः पुनरवाद्यन्त वादित्राणि महोत्सवे

Transliteration

tataśśaṅkhāśca bheryyaśca paṭahānakagomukhāḥ | punaḥ punaravādyanta vāditrāṇi mahotsave

Translation

Then conches and kettledrums, along with drums, small tambour-like instruments, and the gomukha horn were sounded again and again as the great festival proceeded.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘thereupon/from then’)

• शङ्खाः: conches
• शङ्खाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• भेर्यः: kettledrums
• भेर्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• पटह-आनक-गोमुखाः: paṭaha-drums, ānaka-drums, and gomukha-horns
• पटह-आनक-गोमुखाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पटह (प्रातिपदिक) + आनक (प्रातिपदिक) + गोमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः—‘पटहाश्च आनकाश्च गोमुखाश्च’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-बल (repetition for emphasis)

• अवाद्यन्त: were sounded/played
• अवाद्यन्त: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; उपसर्गः ‘अ-’ (here as preverb in ‘अवाद्यन्त’ = ‘were played/sounded’)

• वादित्राणि: musical instruments
• वादित्राणि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• महा-उत्सवे: at the great festival
• महा-उत्सवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘महान् उत्सवः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

The repeated sounding of sacred instruments signifies collective bhakti and auspicious invocation, marking the environment as consecrated for Shiva-centered celebration where the mind is drawn from ordinary noise into devotional rhythm.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, external upacāras (offerings) include mangala-nāda—auspicious sound such as conch and drums—supporting temple-style devotion that honors Shiva’s manifest presence (especially in festival processions and pūjā).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt mangala-sankalpa with rhythmic japa—mentally align the breath and attention to the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while hearing or imagining auspicious sounds, using them as a support for one-pointed devotion.