Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

तथैव गायकास्सर्वे जगुः परममङ्गलम् । नर्तक्यो ननृतुस्सर्वा नानातालसमन्विताः

Transliteration

tathaiva gāyakāssarve jaguḥ paramamaṅgalam | nartakyo nanṛtussarvā nānātālasamanvitāḥ

Translation

Likewise, all the singers sang supremely auspicious hymns, and all the dancing women danced in harmony with many different rhythms and beats.

Word by Word

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• गायकाः: singers
• गायकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषणम्/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘गायकाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• जगुः: sang
• जगुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• परम-मङ्गलम्: the most auspicious (song/chant)
• परम-मङ्गलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘परमं मङ्गलम्’

• नर्तक्यः: female dancers
• नर्तक्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्तकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ननृतुः: danced
• ननृतुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (विशेषणम्/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘नर्तक्यः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• नाना-ताल-समन्विताः: accompanied by various rhythms
• नाना-ताल-समन्विताः: Visheshana (विशेषणम्/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-पूर्वपद) + ताल (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कृदन्त—क्त (PPP) ‘समन्वित’; समासः—‘नानातालैः समन्विताः’ इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It portrays bhakti expressed through sacred sound—auspicious song and rhythm—which purifies the mind and turns celebration into worship of Shiva and Parvati, aligning the devotees with mangala (spiritual auspiciousness).

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

Though the verse describes festivity, its core is upacāra-bhakti: offering music and dance to the personal, Saguna presence of Shiva. Such devotional offerings are also traditional in Linga worship as forms of praise (stuti) and kīrtana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt kīrtana/bhajana with steady tāla as a daily offering, and pair it with mental japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to keep the mind absorbed in Shiva while engaging the senses in devotion.