Shloka 14

Sunartaka-Naṭa Avatāra and Pārvatī’s Boon-Request (Śiva as the Testing Benefactor)

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा तां सुप्रसन्नास्यामानयामासतुर्गृहम् । कारयामासतुः प्रीत्या महानन्दी महोत्सवम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā tāṃ suprasannāsyāmānayāmāsaturgṛham | kārayāmāsatuḥ prītyā mahānandī mahotsavam

Translation

Seeing her face radiant with joy, they brought her into the home. Then, out of loving devotion, they had a great festival of rejoicing celebrated.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• सु-प्रसन्न-आस्याम्: (her) whose face was very cheerful
• सु-प्रसन्न-आस्याम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘यस्या आस्यम् सुप्रसन्नम्’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualified: ताम्)

• आनयामासतुः: the two brought
• आनयामासतुः: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic perfect/लिट्-परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; causative? (आ-नी with frequentative/periphrastic perfect sense ‘brought’); उपसर्ग: आ

• गृहम्: to the house
• गृहम्: कर्म (Destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/गति), एकवचन

• कारयामासतुः: the two caused (to be held)
• कारयामासतुः: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक (Causative) ‘caused to be done’

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: हेतु/भाव (Cause/Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (हेतु/भाव), एकवचन

• महानन्दी: greatly joyous
• महानन्दी: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महानन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualified: महोत्सवम्)

• महोत्सवम्: a great festival
• महोत्सवम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; the ‘mahotsava’ motif anticipates later temple-festival culture around Śiva-Śakti where communal joy becomes a vehicle for grace.

Significance: Affirms utsava (festival) as bhakti-sādhana: collective rejoicing and hospitality purify the mind and invite divine presence.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Nandi

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed as loving reception and communal celebration—devotion that naturally becomes seva (service) and utsava (holy rejoicing), which purifies the heart and turns the home into a sacred space for Shiva-oriented living.

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

By emphasizing prīti (loving devotion) and mahotsava (festival worship), it points to Saguna-upasana—worship of Shiva in accessible form through organized rites, music, offerings, and hospitality, which traditionally center on the Shiva-linga in household or temple settings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is utsava-bhakti: arrange worship with offerings, lamp, and mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and, where appropriate, wear Rudraksha and apply Tripundra (bhasma) as outward supports to inward devotion.