Shloka 32

गोत्र-प्रवर-प्रश्नः तथा तिथ्यादि-कीर्तनं

Gotra–Pravara Inquiry and Proclamation of Auspicious Time

Devanagari script

अथ विष्णुप्रभृतयस्सुराश्च मुनयस्तथा । साधुसाध्विति ते सर्वे प्रोचुर्विगतविस्मयाः

Transliteration

atha viṣṇuprabhṛtayassurāśca munayastathā | sādhusādhviti te sarve procurvigatavismayāḥ

Translation

Then Viṣṇu and the other gods, together with the sages, all free from astonishment, cried out in one voice, “Well done! Well done!”

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: आरम्भ/अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (then/now)

• विष्णु-प्रभृतयः: those headed by Viṣṇu
• विष्णु-प्रभृतयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘विष्णुः प्रभृतिः येषाम्’ (those beginning with Viṣṇu)

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (likewise/also)

• साधु: well done
• साधु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रशंसावाचक अव्यय (interjection: well done)

• साधु: well done
• साधु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रशंसावाचक अव्यय (repetition for emphasis)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय (quotative)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्रोचुः: said, exclaimed
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• विगत-विस्मयाः: free from astonishment
• विगत-विस्मयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वि + √गम्) + विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘विगतः विस्मयः येषाम्’ (whose astonishment has departed)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: साधु साध्विति

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas
• Munis

FAQs

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

It shows that when a Shiva-centered, dharmic event unfolds, even the highest devas and sages unanimously affirm it—indicating the harmony of divine will and the supremacy of right devotion (bhakti) aligned with Pati (Śiva).

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

Their collective “sādhu sādhu” reflects approval of Saguna-Śiva’s manifest play and order—encouraging devotees to honor Shiva’s accessible forms (including the Liṅga) through reverent praise and steady worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse models stuti (praise) and sangha-like affirmation; a practical takeaway is to recite Shiva stotras or the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a composed mind (vigata-vismaya), reinforcing devotion and clarity.