Shloka 27

गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva

Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas

Devanagari script

ते तं सम्बोधयामासुर्मेनाञ्च समयोचितम् । शिवतत्त्वम्परम्प्रोचुः प्रशंसन्विधिवन्मुदा

Transliteration

te taṃ sambodhayāmāsurmenāñca samayocitam | śivatattvamparamprocuḥ praśaṃsanvidhivanmudā

Translation

Then they addressed him, and also Menā, in words befitting the occasion; and with joyful propriety they praised Śiva and expounded the supreme principle of Śiva—Śiva-tattva.

Word by Word

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

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सम्बोधयामासुः: addressed/instructed
• सम्बोधयामासुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-बुध् (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (caused to understand / addressed, awakened)

• मेनाम्: Menā
• मेनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• समयोचितम्: appropriate to the occasion
• समयोचितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samaya-ucita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: समये उचितम् (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of instruction/act implied)

• शिवतत्त्वम्: the principle/nature of Śiva
• शिवतत्त्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva-tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: शिवस्य तत्त्वम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of शिवतत्त्वम्)

• प्रोचुः: declared, taught
• प्रोचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• प्रशंसन्: praising
• प्रशंसन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘while praising’ (agrees with ते)

• विधिवत्: properly, as prescribed
• विधिवत्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi-vat (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: ‘according to rule’)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mena

FAQs

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

It highlights that right counsel given at the right time culminates in teaching Śiva-tattva—the supreme reality of Śiva as Pati—so that devotion becomes grounded in true understanding, leading toward liberation.

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

By praising Śiva “according to proper rule,” it supports orderly Saguna worship (including Linga-pūjā) as a valid, disciplined approach that can mature into insight into the supreme Śiva principle (Śiva-tattva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to worship Śiva with vidhivat procedure—mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent stuti—so praise becomes both devotion and contemplation of Śiva-tattva.