Shloka 27

महेश्वरागमनं तथा नीराजन-सत्कारवर्णनम् / The Arrival of Maheśvara and the Rite of Welcome

Nīrājana

Devanagari script

रत्नेन्द्रसारहारेण वक्षसा सुविराजिताम् । रत्नकेयूरवलयां रत्नकङ्कणमंडिताम्

Transliteration

ratnendrasārahāreṇa vakṣasā suvirājitām | ratnakeyūravalayāṃ ratnakaṅkaṇamaṃḍitām

Translation

Sa poitrine resplendissait d’un collier façonné de l’essence la plus exquise des gemmes royales ; ses bras et ses poignets étaient parés d’armilles, de bracelets et de joncs sertis de pierres précieuses.

Word by Word

• रत्नेन्द्र-सार-हारेण: with a necklace made of the essence of the lord of gems (i.e., finest jewels)
• रत्नेन्द्र-सार-हारेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न + इन्द्र + सार + हार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रत्नेन्द्रस्य सारः = रत्नेन्द्रसारः; रत्नेन्द्रसारस्य हारः = रत्नेन्द्रसारहारः)

• वक्षसा: on/with the chest
• वक्षसा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सु-विराजिताम्: beautifully shining/adorned
• सु-विराजिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि√राज् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• रत्न-केयूर-वलयाम्: (her) having jeweled armlets and bracelets
• रत्न-केयूर-वलयाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न + केयूर + वलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रत्नस्य केयूरं = रत्नकेयूरम्; रत्नकेयूरस्य वलयम्/वलया = रत्नकेयूरवलया)

• रत्न-कङ्कण-मण्डिताम्: adorned with jeweled bangles
• रत्न-कङ्कण-मण्डिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न + कङ्कण + मण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण (मण्डित—क्त/निष्ठा-प्रत्ययान्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रत्नस्य कङ्कणम् = रत्नकङ्कणम्; रत्नकङ्कणैः मण्डिता = रत्नकङ्कणमण्डिता)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse uses sacred ornamentation to portray Pārvatī’s auspicious, Saguna (attribute-endowed) form—inviting the devotee to contemplate divine beauty as a doorway to bhakti, purity of mind, and reverence for Shiva–Shakti unity.

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

In Shaiva practice, the Liṅga signifies Shiva’s transcendent reality, while such descriptions support Saguna upāsanā: meditating on the manifest divinity of Shiva with Shakti, whose auspicious forms steady devotion and prepare the mind for deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is dhyāna (devotional visualization) of Pārvatī with Shiva while repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as an inner offering of beauty and purity; no specific bhasma or rudrākṣa rite is directly stated in this verse.