Shloka 3

गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva

Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas

Devanagari script

तत्र प्रभुम्प्रपूज्याथ चक्रे सम्प्रार्थनां मुदा । कियद्दिनानि सन्तिष्ठ मद्गेहे सकलैस्सह

Transliteration

tatra prabhumprapūjyātha cakre samprārthanāṃ mudā | kiyaddināni santiṣṭha madgehe sakalaissaha

Translation

Thereupon, having duly worshipped the Lord, he joyfully made a humble entreaty: “Stay for some days in my house, together with all (your companions).”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक अव्यय/adverb of place)

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रपूज्य: having worshipped
• प्रपूज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया; धातु: पूज् (10/चुरादि), उपसर्ग: प्र

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध/अनन्तर्यबोधक particle)

• चक्रे: he/she did; made
• चक्रे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; धातु: कृ (8/तनादि)

• सम्प्रार्थनाम्: a request; supplication
• सम्प्रार्थनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + प्रार्थना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• कियत्: how many
• कियत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कियत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (दिनानि इति)

• दिनानि: days
• दिनानि: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कालपरिमाण

• सन्तिष्ठ: stay; remain
• सन्तिष्ठ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; धातु: स्था (1/भ्वादि), उपसर्ग: सम्

• मत्-गेहे: in my house
• मत्-गेहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (मम गेहे); गेह-शब्दः नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सकलैः: with all (of them)
• सकलैः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सह इति)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह/साकं-प्रयोगः; सहकारक-निर्देशक)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A hospitality episode: Himālaya worships the Lord and petitions Him to stay—an archetype of atithi-satkāra offered to Śiva with His retinue, highlighting grace (anugraha) through divine presence in the devotee’s home.

Significance: Frames ‘gṛha-darśana’ as sacred: inviting Śiva to abide symbolizes making one’s life/home a temple through devotion and service.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed through pūjā and humble supplication—approaching Pati (Śiva) with reverence and heartfelt hospitality, a simple Shaiva Siddhānta model of grace arising through devotion and right conduct.

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

It reflects Saguna-upāsanā: after performing worship (as with a Śiva-liṅga or a consecrated form), the devotee seeks Śiva’s abiding presence—symbolically inviting the Lord to “remain” in one’s home/heart through continued devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā with sincerity and then practice atithi-sevā—serving Śiva’s devotees as Śiva himself—while maintaining japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as an inner invitation for the Lord to abide within.