Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset
Satī’s Address to Śiva
स्वेच्छाविहारैस्तव कौतुकानि सुवर्णपक्षानिलवृन्दवृन्दैः । शब्दोत्तरंगैर्मधुरस्वनैस्तैर्मुदोपगेयानि गिरौ हिमोत्थे
svecchāvihāraistava kautukāni suvarṇapakṣānilavṛndavṛndaiḥ | śabdottaraṃgairmadhurasvanaistairmudopageyāni girau himotthe
Sur la montagne d’Himavat, tes jeux et délices—nés de tes libres errances—sont chantés avec joie par des volées d’oiseaux aux ailes d’or et par des cortèges de brises, dont les doux appels montent et descendent comme des vagues de son.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Satī episode to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Himavat is praised as the delight-filled stage for Śiva’s līlā; functions as a ‘kṣetra-glorification’ without being a Jyotirliṅga account.
Significance: Contemplation of Himālaya/Kailāsa as archetypal Śiva-sthāna; supports dhyāna on the Lord’s abode and the serenity of tapas-bhūmi.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It presents nature as an instrument of sacred praise: the winds and birds become spontaneous “kīrtana,” showing that the Goddess’s presence sanctifies the environment and turns the world into a hymn of devotion.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Śiva (Pati) is worshipped with Śakti as His inseparable power; this verse highlights Saguna devotion where creation itself participates in adoration—supporting temple-style worship where sound (nāda), song, and beauty are offerings to the Divine Couple.
A practical takeaway is nāda-upāsanā and bhakti: recite the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” softly with attentive listening to natural sound (wind/birdsong) as a reminder that all sound can be offered as praise to Śiva-Śakti.