Shloka 4

गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः

Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva

Devanagari script

द्वास्थैस्ससंभ्रमैरेव देवो देव्यागमोत्सुकः । शंकमाना प्रविष्टान्तस्तञ्च सा समपश्यत

Transliteration

dvāsthaissasaṃbhramaireva devo devyāgamotsukaḥ | śaṃkamānā praviṣṭāntastañca sā samapaśyata

Translation

Eager for the Goddess’s arrival, the Lord—stirred by the attendants’ excited commotion at the doorway—entered the inner chambers. Then the Goddess, entering with gentle apprehension, beheld Him there.

Word by Word

• द्वास्थैः: by the doorkeepers
• द्वास्थैः: करण (Instrument/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वास्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural masculine

• स-सम्भ्रमैः: with agitation/haste
• स-सम्भ्रमैः: करण (Instrument/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘स’ उपसर्गार्थक (with) — Instrumental plural masculine

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• देवः: the god (Śiva)
• देवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular masculine

• देवी-आगम-उत्सुकः: eager for the goddess’s arrival
• देवी-आगम-उत्सुकः: विशेषण (Adjective of देवः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक) + आगम (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देव्याः आगमः) + तत्पुरुष (आगमे उत्सुकः) — Nominative singular masculine

• शङ्कमाना: suspecting, apprehensive
• शङ्कमाना: कर्ता (Agent; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शङ्क् (धातु) → शङ्कमान (कृदन्त, शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — present participle ‘suspecting/fearing’

• प्रविष्टः: having entered
• प्रविष्टः: कर्ता (Agent; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु) → प्रविष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त/PPP used actively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘having entered/entered’

• अन्तः: inside
• अन्तः: देशाधिकरण (Spatial adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: inside)

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular masculine

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular feminine

• सम्-अपश्यत्: saw
• सम्-अपश्यत्: क्रिया (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘saw’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Narrative of Devī’s arrival and Śiva’s eager movement inward prompted by the attendants’ commotion; not a Jyotirliṅga episode.

Significance: Portrays the Lord’s accessibility and responsiveness to Devī (and by extension to the devotee), emphasizing grace (anugraha) and intimate darśana.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It portrays Saguna Śiva’s accessible, personal presence—where divine intimacy becomes a doorway to bhakti, softening fear into trust as the soul (symbolized by the Goddess approaching) beholds the Lord within.

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

While the Liṅga signifies the transcendent, this scene highlights Saguna Śiva’s leela—showing that devotion can approach the same Supreme through personal form, nearness, and loving encounter.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple bhakti-dhyāna: inwardly “enter within” (praviṣṭāntaḥ) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī—"Om Namaḥ Śivāya"—and visualize meeting Śiva in the heart-temple with reverence and humility.