Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32

दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः

Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara

Devanagari script

शंखचामरकुंदेन्दुमृणालसदृशप्रभम् । सतुषारमिवाद्रीन्द्रं साक्षाज्जंगमतां गतम्

Transliteration

śaṃkhacāmarakuṃdendumṛṇālasadṛśaprabham | satuṣāramivādrīndraṃ sākṣājjaṃgamatāṃ gatam

Translation

Il rayonnait tel le conque, le chasse-mouches de queue de yak, le jasmin, la lune et la tige de lotus ; ce seigneur des montagnes paraissait couvert de givre—comme s’il avait réellement pris mouvement, tel un être vivant en marche.

Word by Word

• शंख: conch
• शंख: उपपद-सम्बन्ध (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; used within compound

• चामर: yak-tail fan
• चामर: उपपद-सम्बन्ध (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; used within compound

• कुंद: jasmine (kunda)
• कुंद: उपपद-सम्बन्ध (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुंद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; used within compound

• इन्दु: moon
• इन्दु: उपपद-सम्बन्ध (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; used within compound

• मृणाल: lotus-fibre
• मृणाल: उपपद-सम्बन्ध (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृणाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; used within compound

• सदृश: similar to
• सदृश: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; used within compound as qualifier

• प्रभम्: splendor, radiance
• प्रभम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular; 'splendor/brightness'

• शंखचामरकुंदेन्दुमृणालसदृशप्रभम्: whose radiance is like conch, cāmara, jasmine, moon, and lotus-fibre
• शंखचामरकुंदेन्दुमृणालसदृशप्रभम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंख-चामर-कुंद-इन्दु-मृणाल-सदृश-प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः—'having radiance similar to conch, cāmara, kunda, moon, lotus-fibre'

• स: with
• स: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; pronominal prefix in compound

• तुषारम्: snow, frost
• तुषारम्: उपपद-सम्बन्ध (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुषार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; used in compound

• इव: like, as if
• इव: सम्बन्ध (Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• अद्रीन्द्रम्: the lord of mountains (mountain-king)
• अद्रीन्द्रम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अद्रि + इन्द्र) 'lord of mountains'

• सतुषारम्: snow-clad
• सतुषारम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-तुषार (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः 'with snow'

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly
• साक्षात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• जंगमताम्: of moving beings
• जंगमताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जंगमता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of moving beings)

• गतम्: gone, become
• गतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally: 'gone/turned into'

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

FAQs

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

It portrays sacred nature as a theophany: even the seemingly unmoving mountain can appear “alive,” pointing to Pati (Śiva) as the consciousness pervading both the moving (jaṅgama) and unmoving (sthāvara) worlds.

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

By describing a tangible, luminous form perceived in the world, the verse supports Saguna devotion—training the devotee to recognize Śiva’s presence through visible signs, just as the Liṅga is a concrete focus for realizing the formless Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice contemplative darśana: mentally repeat the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while viewing sacred places or forms, and meditate that Śiva alone shines as the purity and radiance within all appearances.