Shloka 55

घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset

Satī’s Address to Śiva

Devanagari script

सिद्धांगनागणयुतमगम्यं चैव पक्षिभिः । अगमच्छिखरं रम्यं सरसीवनराजितम्

Transliteration

siddhāṃganāgaṇayutamagamyaṃ caiva pakṣibhiḥ | agamacchikharaṃ ramyaṃ sarasīvanarājitam

Translation

She reached a lovely mountain-peak, graced by lakes and flourishing groves—attended by hosts of Siddha maidens, and so exalted that even birds could not easily approach it.

Word by Word

• सिद्ध-अंगना-गण-युतम्: accompanied by groups of Siddha maidens
• सिद्ध-अंगना-गण-युतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + अंगना (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; युज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘सिद्धानां अंगनागणैः युतम्’ (endocentric)

• अगम्यम्: inaccessible
• अगम्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + गम् (धातु) → अगम्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त: ‘not to be reached’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — conjunction

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — emphatic particle

• पक्षिभिः: by/for birds
• पक्षिभिः: Sahakaraka (साधन/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन — masculine instrumental plural

• अगमत्: went/reached
• अगमत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — imperfect, active, 3rd person singular

• शिखरम्: peak
• शिखरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular

• रम्यम्: beautiful
• रम्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular; विशेषण of ‘शिखरम्’

• सरसी-वन-राजितम्: adorned with lakes and forests
• सरसी-वन-राजितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सरसी (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक) + राजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; राज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘सरसीवनैः राजितम्’ (adorned by lakes and forests)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: The described summit—beautiful, lake-and-grove adorned, and ‘inaccessible even to birds’—matches the Purāṇic trope of Himalayan sanctuaries where Śiva’s presence stabilizes the kṣetra; Kedāra’s high-altitude remoteness echoes this inaccessibility motif.

Significance: Emphasizes kṣetra-mahātmyam: the sanctity of remote, elevated places that demand effort and purity; reaching such a peak symbolizes crossing pāśa (bondage) through disciplined approach.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Siddhas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a sanctified, elevated realm: the peak adorned with lakes and forests symbolizes inner purity and uplifted consciousness, while the presence of Siddha beings indicates proximity to refined spiritual attainment aligned with devotion to Shiva.

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

In Shaiva narration, sacred landscapes often function as outer mirrors of inner sanctity where Saguna Shiva worship becomes concentrated; such exalted places support steadiness of mind, making devotion and contemplation of Shiva (often through the Linga) more natural and one-pointed.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is tīrtha-bhāvanā and dhyāna: approaching a pure setting (externally or mentally), cultivating sattva, and meditating on Shiva with mantra-japa—especially the Panchāksharī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to rise toward Siddha-like steadiness.