Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5

परस्य दुर्‍निर्णयः—षट्कुलीयमुनिविवादः तथा ब्रह्मदर्शनार्थं मेरुप्रयाणम् | The Dispute of the Six-Lineage Sages on the Supreme and Their Journey to Brahmā at Meru

Devanagari script

मेरुशृंगे शुभे रम्ये देवदानवसंकुले । सिद्धचारणसंवादे यक्षगंधर्वसेविते

Transliteration

meruśṛṃge śubhe ramye devadānavasaṃkule | siddhacāraṇasaṃvāde yakṣagaṃdharvasevite

Translation

Sur le sommet auspiceux et ravissant du mont Meru—foisonnant de Devas et de Dānavas—là où les Siddhas et les Cāraṇas conversent, et que servent Yakṣas et Gandharvas.

Word by Word

• मेरु-शृङ्गे: on the peak of Meru
• मेरु-शृङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक) + शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मेरोः शृङ्गम्)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of शृङ्गे)

• रम्ये: delightful/beautiful
• रम्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of शृङ्गे)

• देव-दानव-सङ्कुले: crowded with gods and demons
• देव-दानव-सङ्कुले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + दानव (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (देवदानवैः सङ्कुलम् = crowded with gods and demons)

• सिद्ध-चारण-संवादे: in the conversation of Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्ध-चारण-संवादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चारण (प्रातिपदिक) + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सिद्धचारणयोः संवादः)

• यक्ष-गन्धर्व-सेविते: attended/served by Yakṣas and Gandharvas
• यक्ष-गन्धर्व-सेविते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सेवित (कृदन्त; √सेव् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘सेवित’; तत्पुरुषः (यक्षगन्धर्वैः सेवितम् = attended by Yakṣas and Gandharvas)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Meru
• Devas
• Danavas
• Siddhas
• Charanas
• Yakshas
• Gandharvas

FAQs

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

It sanctifies Mount Meru as a pure locus of higher consciousness where elevated beings gather for dharmic dialogue, implying that proximity to sacred space and satsanga supports inner purification and readiness for Shiva-knowledge (Pati-jñāna) in the Shaiva Siddhanta frame.

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

By portraying a consecrated, celestial setting filled with worshipful beings, the verse prepares the narrative ground for Saguna Shiva devotion—where holy places and assemblies become supports (ālambana) for focusing the mind on Shiva, often culminating in Linga-centered reverence and contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is to seek satsanga and sacred environments for japa and dhyāna—especially Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—as a practical means to steady the mind and turn it toward Shiva.