Shloka 3
दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः
Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara
देवे ऽपि तत्कृतोद्वाहे हिमवच्छिखरालये । संकीडति तया सार्धं काले बहुतरे गते
deve 'pi tatkṛtodvāhe himavacchikharālaye | saṃkīḍati tayā sārdhaṃ kāle bahutare gate
Even after the Deva (Śiva) had thus celebrated the marriage, dwelling upon the peak of Himavān (Himālaya), He sported together with Her (Pārvatī) as a very long time passed.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha
Sthala Purana: Himālaya as Śiva’s divine abode; the verse evokes the Himalayan-kṣetra where Śiva abides with Umā, resonant with Kedāra traditions of Śiva’s mountain presence (though not a direct Jyotirliṅga narration here).
Significance: Darśana of Śiva as the mountain-dwelling Lord; supports bhakti through smaraṇa of Śiva-Umā līlā and steadiness (sthiti) in dharma.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Post-marriage divine līlā in Himālaya; long duration emphasizes cosmic time-scale
FAQs
It presents Śiva’s saguna-līlā after the divine marriage: the Lord remains compassionate and accessible, showing that divine play can sanctify worldly life and guide the soul (paśu) toward grace and inner freedom.
By highlighting Śiva’s lived presence with Pārvatī in the Himālaya, it supports saguna-upāsanā—devotion to the Lord with form and qualities—whose culmination is steadiness in worship (including Liṅga-pūjā) and gradual revelation of His higher, transcendent nature.
Contemplate Śiva-Śakti unity (dhyāna) while chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and perform simple Liṅga-pūjā with bhakti, remembering Kailāsa/Himālaya as the inner seat of stillness.