Shloka 37

शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)

Devanagari script

अथ शम्भुः प्रमुदितो हरिप्रार्थनया तदा

Transliteration

atha śambhuḥ pramudito hariprārthanayā tadā

Translation

Then Śambhu became greatly pleased at that time, moved by Hari’s prayer.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: आरम्भ/अनन्तर-अव्यय (particle: ‘then/now’)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रमुदितः: delighted
• प्रमुदितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + मुद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘प्रमुदित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शम्भुः इति विशेषण

• हरिप्रार्थनया: by/through Hari’s request
• हरिप्रार्थनया: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रार्थना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: हरेः प्रार्थना); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights that Śiva, the compassionate Pati (Lord), responds to sincere bhakti and humility—devotional prayer becomes the bridge by which grace descends and auspiciousness (śambhutva) is revealed.

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

Śambhu being ‘pleased’ indicates Saguna Śiva’s accessible, responsive aspect: through prayer and reverence (as Hari exemplifies), devotees approach Śiva in worship—often centered on the Liṅga as the sacred focus of devotion and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is heartfelt stuti and japa: offer prayer with surrender, and support it with daily Panchākṣarī mantra japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Śiva-pūjā (water/abhisheka), cultivating the attitude that pleases Śambhu.