Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

हिमालयोऽपि सम्प्राप्तं सदेवगणमीश्वरम् । प्रणम्य विधिवद्भक्त्या नीराजनमथाकरोत्

Transliteration

himālayo'pi samprāptaṃ sadevagaṇamīśvaram | praṇamya vidhivadbhaktyā nīrājanamathākarot

Translation

Himālaya too, approaching the Lord who had come with the hosts of gods, bowed down in due form; then, with devoted reverence according to proper rite, he performed the nīrājana (ārati) to Īśvara.

Word by Word

• हिमालयः: Himālaya
• हिमालयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• सम्प्राप्तम्: arrived; having come
• सम्प्राप्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् — ईश्वरम् इति (arrived/attained)

• सदेवगणम्: together with the hosts of gods
• सदेवगणम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + देवगण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभावः — स-देवगणम् (together with the hosts of gods); विशेषणम् — ईश्वरम्

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord (Śiva)
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), 'having bowed'

• विधिवत्: duly; as prescribed
• विधिवत्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: duly/according to rule)

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

• नीराजनम्: ārati; ceremonial waving of lights
• नीराजनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीराजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• अकरोत्: did; performed
• अकरोत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Himalaya
• Devas

FAQs

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

It shows the ideal Shaiva attitude: even the महान (Himālaya) approaches Īśvara with humility, performs namaskāra, and worships with bhakti joined to vidhi—devotion disciplined by sacred order—affirming Śiva as the supreme Lord worthy of reverent service.

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

The verse emphasizes saguna-upāsanā—worship of the Lord as personally present and approachable. Nīrājana (ārati) is a classic upacāra of pūjā offered to Śiva (including in Liṅga worship), expressing loving service while recognizing Him as Īśvara beyond the devas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It directly suggests performing pūjā with proper procedure (vidhivat) and offering nīrājana/ārati after pranāma; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may accompany the ārati with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) in a mood of steady bhakti.