Shloka 2
गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva
Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas
ततो गिरिवरः स्नात्वा स्वेष्टं सम्पूज्य यत्नतः । पौरबन्धून्समाहूय जनवासं ययौ मुदा
tato girivaraḥ snātvā sveṣṭaṃ sampūjya yatnataḥ | paurabandhūnsamāhūya janavāsaṃ yayau mudā
Alors le noble seigneur de la montagne se baigna et, avec soin, rendit un culte à la divinité qu’il avait choisie. Ayant convoqué ses parents et les gens de la cité, il se rendit joyeusement au lieu d’habitation (le bourg).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights a Shaiva discipline: begin action only after inner and outer purification (snāna) and sincere worship (yatnataḥ sampūjya), showing that worldly duties should be grounded in devotion to the Lord.
The phrase “sveṣṭaṃ” implies iṣṭa-devatā worship—devotion to Shiva in a chosen, approachable form (saguṇa upāsanā), which in Shaiva practice is often expressed through Liṅga-pūjā performed carefully and consistently.
A simple daily sequence is implied: snāna (purificatory bath), then attentive pūjā of one’s iṣṭa (often with mantra-japa such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and only afterward engaging in communal or household responsibilities.