Shloka 3
प्रयागे महत्समाजः — शिवदर्शनं दक्षागमनं च
The Great Assembly at Prayāga: Śiva’s Appearance and Dakṣa’s Arrival
अहं समागतस्तत्र परिवारसमन्वितः । निगमैरागमैर्युक्तो मूर्तिमद्भिर्महाप्रभैः
ahaṃ samāgatastatra parivārasamanvitaḥ | nigamairāgamairyukto mūrtimadbhirmahāprabhaiḥ
« J’y arrivai, accompagné de mon entourage; et les Nigama et les Āgama—écritures puissantes et resplendissantes—étaient là, comme revêtues d’une forme incarnée. »
Lord Śiva (inferred from Satīkhaṇḍa narrative voice describing His divine arrival with retinue and scriptures)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Śiva’s epiphanic arrival is marked by the personified presence of Nigamas (Vedas) and Āgamas (Śaiva revelation), implying reconciliation and hierarchy: Veda as general revelation and Āgama as Śiva’s direct salvific instruction.
Significance: Signals that tīrtha and yajña become truly fruitful when aligned with Śiva’s revealed path (Āgama) and when the Lord Himself bestows anugraha.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents Śiva as the sovereign source and harmonizer of revelation—Veda (Nigama) and Śaiva Āgama—showing that true liberation-oriented practice is grounded in scriptural authority and guided by the Lord’s presence.
By depicting scriptures as ‘embodied’ and radiant attendants of Śiva, the verse supports Saguna worship—such as Liṅga-pūjā—where Veda and Āgama jointly prescribe mantra, worship-steps, purity, and devotion as valid paths to Śiva’s grace.
It implies aligning one’s worship with Nigama-Āgama injunctions—especially Śiva-mantra japa (notably the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and orderly pūjā to the Liṅga as taught in Śaiva Āgamas.