Shloka 6

गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva

Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas

Devanagari script

अथ ते मनसा गत्वा शिव संयुतमादरात् । प्रत्यूचुर्मुनयो देवा हृष्टा विष्णुसुरादिभिः

Transliteration

atha te manasā gatvā śiva saṃyutamādarāt | pratyūcurmunayo devā hṛṣṭā viṣṇusurādibhiḥ

Translation

Then, having approached with their minds—reverently coming into the presence of Śiva, united with the Divine—the sages and the gods replied with joy, together with Viṣṇu and the other celestials.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (sequencing particle)

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

• मनसा: by mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• शिवम्: to Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object reached)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• संयुतम्: joined/associated (with others)
• संयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of शिवम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival participle)

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रत्यूचुः: replied
• प्रत्यूचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• मुनयः: the sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हृष्टाः: delighted
• हृष्टाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of मुनयः/देवाः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विष्णुसुरादिभिः: with Viṣṇu, the gods, and others
• विष्णुसुरादिभिः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + सुर + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Devas
• Munis

FAQs

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

It highlights manasa-bhakti—approaching Śiva inwardly with reverence—showing that sincere inner orientation to Pati (Śiva) brings divine joy and right response among sages and gods.

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

Though the verse speaks of a mental approach, it supports Saguna worship by affirming that devotion can be internal (manasa) as well as external—mentally entering Śiva’s presence just as one approaches the Liṅga in ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice manasa-pūjā: mentally approach Śiva with ādarā (reverence), repeat the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and visualize offering devotion at Śiva’s presence—optionally supported by bhasma and rudrākṣa as aids.