Shloka 5

गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः

Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva

Devanagari script

तैस्तैः प्रणयभावैश्च भवनान्तरवर्तिभिः । गणेन्द्रैर्वन्दिता वाचा प्रणनाम त्रियम्बकम्

Transliteration

taistaiḥ praṇayabhāvaiśca bhavanāntaravartibhiḥ | gaṇendrairvanditā vācā praṇanāma triyambakam

Translation

Honoured by the words of the foremost Gaṇas—who dwelt within the inner precincts and were filled with diverse moods of loving devotion—she bowed down in reverence to Tryambaka, Lord Śiva, the Three-Eyed One.

Word by Word

• taiḥ-taiḥ: with various
• taiḥ-taiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Puṃ/Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन); distributive repetition ‘with various/those-those’

• praṇaya-bhāvaiḥ: with affectionate feelings
• praṇaya-bhāvaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇaya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया) Plural; Tatpuruṣa ‘feelings of affection’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (समुच्चय/conjunction)

• bhavana-antara-vartibhiḥ: dwelling in the inner/other apartments
• bhavana-antara-vartibhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक) + vartin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया) Plural; Tatpuruṣa ‘dwelling in other abodes/inner chambers’; qualifies ‘gaṇendraiḥ’

• gaṇendraiḥ: by the chiefs of the gaṇas
• gaṇendraiḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇendra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया) Plural

• vanditā: having been praised/saluted
• vanditā: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vand (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा) Singular; agrees with implied feminine subject (e.g., sā/devī)

• vācā: with speech/words
• vācā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया) Singular

• praṇanāma: bowed down
• praṇanāma: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√nam (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्/Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana, Parasmaipada

• triyambakam: Triyambaka (three-eyed Lord)
• triyambakam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triyambaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया) Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tryambaka

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Tryambakeśvara

Sthala Purana: The epithet Tryambaka naturally evokes the Tryambakeśvara Jyotirliṅga tradition, where Śiva is worshipped as the three-eyed Lord; the Purāṇic sthala-narratives commonly connect the site with Gautama Ṛṣi and the sanctifying flow of the Godāvarī (Kushāvarta).

Significance: Darśana of Tryambakeśvara is sought for purification from pāśa (bondage), relief from doṣas, and steadiness in bhakti through Śiva’s anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed through loving moods (praṇaya-bhāva) and humble surrender (praṇāma) to Pati—Tryambaka Śiva—showing that reverence and devotion are direct means to receive Shiva’s grace.

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

By naming Tryambaka and describing praise and prostration, the verse points to Saguna worship—approaching Shiva as a personal Lord who is praised, saluted, and bowed to, the same devotional posture used in Liṅga-pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests vandana and namaskāra as core practices: recite Shiva stuti, offer salutations (aṣṭāṅga or pañcāṅga praṇāma), and inwardly cultivate praṇaya-bhāva—devotional affection—while remembering the Three-Eyed Lord.