Shloka 47

गोत्र-प्रवर-प्रश्नः तथा तिथ्यादि-कीर्तनं

Gotra–Pravara Inquiry and Proclamation of Auspicious Time

Devanagari script

अथ शैलवरस्सोदात्सुप्रसन्नो हिमाचलः । शिवाय कन्यादानस्य साङ्गतां सुयथोचिताम्

Transliteration

atha śailavarassodātsuprasanno himācalaḥ | śivāya kanyādānasya sāṅgatāṃ suyathocitām

Translation

Then Himācala, foremost of mountains, became exceedingly pleased and, in a manner fully proper, made all complete arrangements for giving his daughter in marriage to Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय

• śaila-varaḥ: the best mountain
• śaila-varaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('best of mountains'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; epithet of Himālaya

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• adāt: gave
• adāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• su-prasannaḥ: very pleased
• su-prasannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + prasanna (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय ('very/fully pleased'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण to हिमाचलः/शैलवरः

• himācalaḥ: Himācala (Himalaya)
• himācalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hima (प्रातिपदिक) + acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय ('snow-mountain'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śivāya: to Śiva
• śivāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• kanyā-dānasya: of the maiden-giving (kanyādāna)
• kanyā-dānasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('giving of a maiden' = maiden-gift), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sa-aṅgatām: completeness/entire arrangement
• sa-aṅgatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (सह-प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव ('with limbs/with all parts' = completeness); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• su-yathā-ucitām: most properly, as appropriate
• su-yathā-ucitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + yathā (अव्यय) + ucita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, from √uc)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (adverbial qualifier 'as is proper' with intensifier su-); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण to साङ्गताम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Himācala (Himālaya) as the mountain-king is the narrative locus; while this chapter is about kanyādāna, the Himalayan setting naturally resonates with Kedāranātha traditions where Śiva is worshiped in the Himalayan domain. This is contextual, not a direct Jyotirliṅga origin account.

Significance: Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra symbolism: the devotee approaches Śiva through tapas, purity, and maṅgala-saṃskāra; remembrance of Umā-Maheśvara is held to confer household auspiciousness and dharmic stability.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Himachala

FAQs

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

It shows dharma being fulfilled with joy and reverence: Himācala’s “complete arrangements” signify that sacred duties, when offered to Śiva with purity and propriety, become a devotional act that supports inner refinement and grace.

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

Here Śiva is approached as Saguna—personally present to receive rites—illustrating that formal Vedic-ritual propriety and heartfelt devotion can both be offerings to the same Supreme (who is also Nirguna in essence).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is “suyathocita”—perform worship and life-rites correctly and completely: approach Śiva with orderly pūjā, mantra (especially the pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and a disciplined, respectful mind.