Shloka 10

गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva

Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas

Devanagari script

चित्रन्न खलु तत्रास्ति यत्र देवी शिवाम्बिका । परिपूर्णमशेषञ्च यवं धन्या यदागताः

Transliteration

citranna khalu tatrāsti yatra devī śivāmbikā | paripūrṇamaśeṣañca yavaṃ dhanyā yadāgatāḥ

Translation

Surely, wherever the Goddess Śivāmbikā is present, there is wondrous food and abundance. Everything becomes complete and lacking in nothing; and those who arrive there are truly blessed.

Word by Word

• चित्रम्: wonder / marvel
• चित्रम्: Karma/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय (predicate-noun)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• खलु: indeed
• खलु: Emphasis (बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवाम्बिका: Śivāmbikā
• शिवाम्बिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवाम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक: शिवा + अम्बिका)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवी इति समानाधिकरण

• परिपूर्णम्: completely full
• परिपूर्णम्: Predicate qualifier (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (चित्रम्)

• अशेषम्: entire / without remainder
• अशेषम्: Predicate qualifier (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (चित्रम्)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• यवम्: barley
• यवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धन्याः: blessed (people)
• धन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (जनाः) इति अध्याहार

• यत्: since / because
• यत्: Relation (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय/यत्-सम्बन्ध (relative particle: since/that)

• आगताः: have come
• आगताः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (धन्याः)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse functions as a general purāṇic principle: where Śivāmbikā abides, there is śrī (prosperity), anna (food), and pūrṇatā (wholeness).

Significance: Frames the Goddess’s presence as a tirtha-like field of auspiciousness: arrival (āgama) itself becomes dhanya (meritorious/blessed), implying saṅga with the Divine Couple yields both worldly sufficiency and spiritual well-being.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises the grace of Śiva-Śakti: where Śivāmbikā abides, completeness (paripūrṇatā) arises—symbolizing that divine presence removes inner lack and supports both worldly well-being and spiritual steadiness.

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

In Shaiva tradition, Saguna worship honors Śiva together with His Śakti. This verse highlights that devotion to Śivāmbikā (inseparable from Śiva) brings auspiciousness, indicating that Linga-worship and reverence to the Divine Mother together manifest Shiva’s grace in tangible and subtle forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is gratitude-filled worship of Śiva-Śakti—offering naivedya (food offering) and reciting the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating the inner sense of fullness that the verse describes.