Shloka 10
वीरभद्रस्य गमनप्रस्थानम् — Vīrabhadra’s Departure for Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
तुष्टुवुश्च गणा वीर शिपिविष्टे प्रचेष्टितम् । चक्रुः कुतूहलं सर्वे तस्मिंश्च गमनोत्सवैः
tuṣṭuvuśca gaṇā vīra śipiviṣṭe praceṣṭitam | cakruḥ kutūhalaṃ sarve tasmiṃśca gamanotsavaiḥ
O valiant one, the gaṇas praised the deeds and movements of Śipiviṣṭa; all were filled with eager curiosity, and they made their going there a festive occasion.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Sthala Purana: Gaṇas celebrate the ‘gamanotsava’—a festive departure—to witness and participate in the breaking of Dakṣa’s sacrifice; not linked to a Jyotirliṅga site.
Significance: Highlights gaṇa-bhakti: joyous participation in Śiva’s will; teaches that true ‘utsava’ is alignment with the Lord’s dharma, not mere ritual spectacle.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights how devotion naturally expresses itself as praise and joyful participation: the gaṇas respond to Śiva’s sphere (through Śipiviṣṭa’s deeds) with bhakti, wonder, and a celebratory impulse to draw near—an attitude Shaiva Siddhānta values as reverent engagement with the Lord’s līlā.
By portraying the gaṇas praising observable divine activity and rushing to witness it, the text affirms Saguna-oriented devotion—approaching Śiva through manifest signs, forms, and sacred events, much as devotees approach the Liṅga as a tangible focus for reverence and presence.
A practical takeaway is kīrtana/stuti (praise) and “gamanotsava”—treating pilgrimage or temple-going as a sacred festival: go to Śiva’s abode or Liṅga with joyful focus, reciting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as an act of devotional movement.