Shloka 4

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

शक्रादीनां जुहावाशु समस्तान्देवतागणान् । सिद्धगंधर्वनागानुपदे शांश्च कृत्स्नशः

Transliteration

śakrādīnāṃ juhāvāśu samastāndevatāgaṇān | siddhagaṃdharvanāgānupade śāṃśca kṛtsnaśaḥ

Translation

He swiftly summoned all the hosts of deities beginning with Śakra (Indra), and also called in full the Siddhas, Gandharvas, and Nāgas, together with their respective retinues.

Word by Word

• शक्र-आदीनाम्: of Indra and others
• शक्र-आदीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); ‘आदि’समासान्त—‘शक्रादि’ = शक्रः आदिः येषाम् (genitive plural)

• जुहाव: he invoked/called (by offering)
• जुहाव: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• समस्तान्: all, entire
• समस्तान्: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• देवता-गणान्: hosts of deities
• देवता-गणान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—देवताः (gen.) + गणाः

• सिद्ध-गन्धर्व-नागान्: Siddhas, Gandharvas, and Nāgas
• सिद्ध-गन्धर्व-नागान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + गन्धर्व + नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (copulative)

• उपदे: thereupon/nearby
• उपदे: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपदे (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—देश/कालवाचक (adverbial particle, ‘near/thereupon’)

• शान्: others (as well)
• शान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural); पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप—अर्थतः ‘अन्यान्’/‘शान्तान्’ इत्यादि-सदृशं (contextual ‘others’)

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

• कृत्स्नशः: entirely, in full
• कृत्स्नशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्स्नशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner: wholly)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Shakra)
• Devas
• Siddhas
• Gandharvas
• Nagas

FAQs

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

The verse shows how all cosmic orders—devas, siddhas, gandharvas, and nāgas—move under a higher divine governance, ultimately pointing to Shiva as Pati, the supreme Lord who transcends and regulates all celestial hierarchies.

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

By depicting the gathering of divine hosts, the text highlights Saguna Shiva’s lordship over manifest beings and worlds; Linga-worship similarly honors Shiva as the visible sign of the invisible Absolute who commands and harmonizes all powers.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate reverence and inner discipline through Shiva-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a sattvic sense of order—invoking Shiva inwardly as the ruler of all faculties, just as the devas are summoned and aligned.