Shloka 20

गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva

Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas

Devanagari script

इत्थन्तृतीये घस्रेऽपि मानितास्तेऽभवन्मुने । गिरीश्वरेण विधिवद्दानमानादरादिभिः

Transliteration

itthantṛtīye ghasre'pi mānitāste'bhavanmune | girīśvareṇa vidhivaddānamānādarādibhiḥ

Translation

Thus, O sage, even on the third day they were duly honoured by Girīśvara (Lord Śiva), with proper observances—through gifts, respectful reception, reverent regard, and the like.

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus, in this manner
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb

• तृतीये: on the third
• तृतीये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ordinal used adjectivally

• घस्रे: day
• घस्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis/concession)

• मानिताः: honoured
• मानिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान् (धातु) + इत (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/इत), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘honoured’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• अभवन्: were / became
• अभवन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• गिरीश्वरेण: by the Lord of the mountains (Śiva)
• गिरीश्वरेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक: गिरि + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘giriṇām īśvaraḥ’

• विधिवत्: properly, as prescribed
• विधिवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb ‘according to rule’

• दान: gift, giving
• दान: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, (समासाङ्ग)

• मान: honour, respect
• मान: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, (समासाङ्ग)

• आदर: reverence, attention
• आदर: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, (समासाङ्ग)

• आदिभिः: and the like; by means of etc.
• आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘etc.’ sense; here governing the preceding items as a list

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s grace expressed through vidhivat honor—showing that devotion is met not merely with boons, but with divine respect and protective care, reinforcing the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of the Lord as Pati who uplifts the devotee (paśu) through compassionate recognition.

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

Girīśvara is addressed as the personal (saguṇa) Lord who engages in relational dharma—receiving, honoring, and blessing. Linga-worship similarly emphasizes approaching Śiva with proper observance (vidhi), reverence (ādara), and offerings, acknowledging Him as the accessible form of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is vidhivat upacāra: worship with respectful reception and offerings—e.g., simple dāna (charity), honoring guests/devotees, and performing Śiva-pūjā with mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) in a spirit of ādara.