Shloka 29

Arjuna’s Mantra-Empowerment and the Pāṇḍavas’ Separation (Śiva-rūpa through Mantra)

Devanagari script

मनसा हर्षसंयुक्तो जगामाचलमुत्तमम् । तत्र गत्वा च गंगायास्समीपं सुन्दरं स्थलम्

Transliteration

manasā harṣasaṃyukto jagāmācalamuttamam | tatra gatvā ca gaṃgāyāssamīpaṃ sundaraṃ sthalam

Translation

With his mind suffused with joy, he went to that most excellent mountain. Having arrived there, he came to a beautiful spot near the river Gaṅgā.

Word by Word

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हर्ष-संयुक्तः: joined with joy
• हर्ष-संयुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अचलम्: mountain
• अचलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: there)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), 'having gone'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• गङ्गायाः: of the Gaṅgā
• गङ्गायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• समीपम्: near (the vicinity)
• समीपम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (अधिकरणार्थे द्वितीया—'to/near')

• सुन्दरम्: beautiful
• सुन्दरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्थलम्: place
• स्थलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Mountain-and-Gaṅgā proximity evokes the Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra imagination; Kedāra is paradigmatic of ‘acala’ Śiva-abode where austerity and grace converge (associative, not explicit).

Significance: Pilgrimage to Himalayan Śiva-sthalas is linked with purification and readiness for Śiva-anugraha through tapas and tīrtha-snāna.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

It highlights that inner joy and devotion (bhāva) naturally lead a seeker toward sacred spaces—mountains and the Gaṅgā—where the mind becomes fit for Shiva-oriented worship and purification.

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

Approaching a tīrtha like the Gaṅgā is a classic preparatory step for Saguna Shiva worship—such as bathing, sanctifying the mind, and then performing pūjā or abhiṣeka to the Liṅga with purified intention.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tīrtha-snān (ritual bathing) near the Gaṅgā followed by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating the same joyful, focused mind described in the verse.