Shloka 12

गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva

Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas

Devanagari script

अभून्मङ्गलगानञ्च ननर्ताप्सरसांगणः । नुतिञ्चक्रुर्मागधाद्या द्रव्यदानमभूद्बहु

Transliteration

abhūnmaṅgalagānañca nanartāpsarasāṃgaṇaḥ | nutiñcakrurmāgadhādyā dravyadānamabhūdbahu

Translation

Auspicious songs were sung, and the hosts of Apsarās danced. The Māgadhas and other bards offered hymns of praise, and abundant gifts of wealth were bestowed.

Word by Word

• अभूत्: there was
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• मङ्गलगानम्: auspicious singing
• मङ्गलगानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गलगान (प्रातिपदिक: मङ्गल + गान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• ननर्त: danced
• ननर्त: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect) / लुङ्-प्रायः कथनम्; परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अप्सरसाम्-गणः: the group of apsarases
• अप्सरसाम्-गणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अप्सरसाम् गणः)

• नुतिम्: praise / eulogy
• नुतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रुः: did / performed
• चक्रुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• मागधाद्याः: Māgadhas and others
• मागधाद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मागध + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘मागधाः आद्याः ये’ (those beginning with the Māgadhas)

• द्रव्यदानम्: giving of gifts/wealth
• द्रव्यदानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्यदान (प्रातिपदिक: द्रव्य + दान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभूत्: there was
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• बहु: much / abundant
• बहु: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (द्रव्यदानम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; the verse highlights celebratory arts (gīta-nṛtya-stuti) and dāna as dharmic responses to divine presence.

Significance: Encourages pilgrims to participate through kīrtana, nṛtya, and dāna—seen as bhakti-expressions that purify and accrue puṇya.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Apsaras
• Magadhas

FAQs

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

It depicts dharmic celebration around a sacred Shaiva event: devotion is expressed through auspicious song, reverent praise (stuti), and generous giving (dāna), which purify the mind and invite Shiva’s grace.

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

The verse highlights Saguna-bhakti—honoring the manifest Lord through public praise, auspicious rites, and offerings—reflecting the Shiva Purana’s emphasis that heartfelt stuti and respectful giving support Linga-worship and devotional stability.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform stuti or kirtana as maṅgala (auspicious praise), accompany it with sattvic giving (dāna) to devotees/priests, and keep the mind fixed in devotion—optionally supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”