Shloka 67

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance

Devanagari script

त्वत्पुत्र्याराधितश्शंभुस्सोपि तस्या विचिंतनात् । अनुशोधयितुं प्रेप्सुर्वर्त्तते हिमवद्गिरौ

Transliteration

tvatputryārādhitaśśaṃbhussopi tasyā viciṃtanāt | anuśodhayituṃ prepsurvarttate himavadgirau

Translation

Śambhu, whom your daughter has worshipped with devotion, is also—through contemplation of her—now intent on pursuing and ascertaining the matter; therefore He abides upon Mount Himavat.

Word by Word

• त्वत्-पुत्र्या: by your daughter
• त्वत्-पुत्र्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: त्वत् (तव) पुत्र्या = ‘by your daughter’

• आराधितः: worshipped
• आराधितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थ: ‘पूजितः/सेवितः’ (worshipped)

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (he)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• विचिंतनात्: from (his) pondering
• विचिंतनात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-चिन्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (from/owing to reflection)

• अनुशोधयितुम्: to investigate/verify
• अनुशोधयितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√शुध् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive): ‘अनुशोधयितुम्’ (to investigate/verify); causative nuance possible by usage

• प्रेप्सुः: desiring (to do/obtain)
• प्रेप्सुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: सन्-इच्छार्थक कृदन्त (desiderative adjective) ‘प्रेप्सु’ = ‘प्राप्तुमिच्छन्’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वर्तते: remains/is present/acts
• वर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• हिमवत्-गिरौ: on Mount Himavat
• हिमवत्-गिरौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: हिमवान् गिरिः (the Himavat mountain)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Satī episode to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Himavat-girau (Himalaya) evokes the Kedāra sphere where Śiva is famed as abiding in the Himalayas; later sthala traditions connect Śiva’s Himalayan residence and concealment/revelation to Kedāra’s manifestation.

Significance: Pilgrimage to Kedāra is held to purify heavy karmas and strengthen bhakti through austerity and mountain-dwelling symbolism; aligns with the verse’s theme of Śiva abiding in Himavat due to contemplation.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Tapas-and-dhyāna setting in Himavat—symbolic ‘axis mundi’ context rather than explicit cosmic event.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Śambhu)
• Sati
• Himavat (Himalaya)

FAQs

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

It shows the Siddhānta theme that sincere bhakti (ārādhana) aligns the soul with Pati (Śiva): Satī’s worship draws Śambhu’s grace, and his “contemplation” indicates compassionate attention that culminates in divine guidance and right resolution.

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

Śambhu is approached as Saguna—personally responsive to devotion. In Purāṇic practice this is expressed through liṅga-ārādhana and mantra-japa, where focused remembrance (vicintana) and worship invite Śiva’s active presence and protection.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady contemplation (smaraṇa/vicintana) supported by worship—especially pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple liṅga-pūjā; maintaining purity with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa can be adopted as Shaiva disciplines.