Shloka 26

गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva

Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas

Devanagari script

इत्थम्व्यतीयुर्दिवसा बहवो वसतां च तत् । सप्तर्षीन्प्रेषयामासुर्गिरीशान्ते ततस्सुराः

Transliteration

itthamvyatīyurdivasā bahavo vasatāṃ ca tat | saptarṣīnpreṣayāmāsurgirīśānte tatassurāḥ

Translation

Thus many days passed while they dwelt there. Then the gods dispatched the Seven Sages to the presence of Girīśa, Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus)

• व्यतीयुः: elapsed
• व्यतीयुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-इ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; ‘passed by/elapsed’

• दिवसाः: days
• दिवसाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of दिवसाः)

• वसताम्: of those residing
• वसताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘of those dwelling’

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

• तत्: that (situation)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सन्दर्भसूचक (that/this matter)

• सप्तर्षीन्: the seven sages
• सप्तर्षीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta-ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: सप्त + ऋषि (द्विगु-समासः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• प्रेषयामासुः: sent
• प्रेषयामासुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेष् (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (caused to be sent/sent forth)

• गिरीशान्ते: in the vicinity/presence of Girīśa (Śiva)
• गिरीशान्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girīśa-anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: गिरीशस्य अन्तः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/thereupon)

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Saptarshi
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights divine timing and orderly dharma: when circumstances mature, the devas seek Śiva’s guidance through realized ṛṣis, indicating that grace and right counsel arise when approached with humility and purity.

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

By naming Śiva as Girīśa and describing an approach to His presence, the verse reflects Saguna devotion—turning toward the Lord as accessible and responsive, which is the devotional mood that also underlies Liṅga-worship in the Purāṇa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s anugraha through disciplined approach—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and respectful satsanga with sādhus/ṛṣis—before undertaking major vows or decisions.