Shloka 57

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तं शम्भुचरितं गमनम्परमोत्सवम् । हिमालयपुरोद्भूतं सद्वृत्तं शृणु नारद

Transliteration

ityuktaṃ śambhucaritaṃ gamanamparamotsavam | himālayapurodbhūtaṃ sadvṛttaṃ śṛṇu nārada

Translation

Ainsi a été dite l’histoire sacrée de Śambhu — son départ, fête d’une suprême grandeur. Maintenant, écoute, ô Nārada, le récit noble et de bon augure né dans la cité de l’Himālaya.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्तम्: has been said
• उक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said/spoken’

• शम्भुचरितम्: the deeds/story of Śambhu
• शम्भुचरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु-चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शम्भोः चरितम्)

• गमनम्: the going/journey
• गमनम्: Apposition (समानााधिकरण/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परमोत्सवम्: a supreme festival
• परमोत्सवम्: Apposition (समानााधिकरण/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः उत्सवः)

• हिमालयपुरोद्भूतम्: arisen from the city/region of Himālaya
• हिमालयपुरोद्भूतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिमालय-पुर-उद्भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (हिमालयपुरात् उद्भूतम्)

• सद्वृत्तम्: virtuous, of good conduct
• सद्वृत्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्-वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सत् वृत्तम्)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case/vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it functions as a narrative transition: the ‘departure of Śambhu’ is framed as a supreme festival, and the next auspicious account is said to arise from Himālaya’s city (Himavat’s realm), preparing the Pārvatī-related cycle.

Significance: Śravaṇa (hearing) of Śiva-carita is itself treated as puṇya; the verse signals that listening with attention is a means to receive Śiva’s anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narada
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva’s līlā as “paramotsava”—a supreme sacred celebration—teaching that attentive hearing of His divine acts (śravaṇa) purifies the mind and turns worldly events into a path of devotion and grace.

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

By praising “Śambhu-carita,” the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—God known through compassionate acts and narratives—supporting bhakti-based worship where the Liṅga is revered as the accessible, worshipful presence of the same supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) of Śiva-kathā is implied; as a practical takeaway, recite or hear the Purāṇa with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to steady attention and deepen bhakti.