Shloka 4
गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva
Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas
विलोकनेन ते शम्भो कृतार्थोहं न संशयः । धन्यश्च यस्य मद्गेहे आयातोऽसि सुरैस्सह
vilokanena te śambho kṛtārthohaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | dhanyaśca yasya madgehe āyāto'si suraissaha
O Śambhu, by merely beholding You I have attained fulfillment—of this there is no doubt. Blessed indeed is he into whose house You have come, together with the gods.
A devotee/householder host addressing Lord Shiva (Śambhu) in the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: A classic darśana-phala statement: mere sight of Śambhu grants kṛtārthatā (life’s fulfillment). The blessing is intensified by Śiva arriving ‘with the gods,’ implying the devotee’s home becomes a temporary sacred assembly.
Significance: Establishes darśana as salvific/transformative: seeing Śiva is itself grace (anugraha), aligning with Siddhānta’s emphasis that liberation ultimately depends on Śiva’s grace received through devotion and right conduct.
Mantra: vilokanena te śambho kṛtārtho'haṃ na saṃśayaḥ | dhanyaś ca yasya madgehe āyāto'si suraiḥ saha ||
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse teaches that Śiva’s darśana (direct vision of the Lord) itself grants kṛtārthatā—inner fulfillment and the sense of life’s purpose being completed—because grace (anugraha) arises from contact with Pati, the liberating Lord.
It affirms Saguna worship: encountering Śiva in a perceivable form—whether as the living Lord or as the Śivaliṅga—bestows blessing. The devotee’s emphasis is on darśana and nearness, central to Liṅga-upāsanā and temple/home worship in the Shiva Purana.
Cultivate darśana-bhakti: daily Śiva-darśana (temple or home liṅga), welcoming the Lord with pañcopacāra/ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjā, and steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a direct means to invite and recognize Śiva’s presence.