Shloka 24
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
सिद्धचारणगंधर्वा मानुषाः पन्नगास्तथा । सरितः सागराः शैला उपासंते उमापतिम्
siddhacāraṇagaṃdharvā mānuṣāḥ pannagāstathā | saritaḥ sāgarāḥ śailā upāsaṃte umāpatim
સિદ્ધ, ચારણ, ગંધર્વ, મનુષ્યો અને નાગો; તેમજ નદીઓ, સમુદ્રો અને પર્વતો પણ—બધા ઉમાપતિ, ઉમાના સ્વામી શિવની ઉપાસના કરે છે।
Unspecified (narrative voice within the Adhyaya)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वाः इति त्रिपद-द्वन्द्व; पन्नगाः + तथा → पन्नगास्तथा; उपासन्ते इति लट्-आत्मनेपद; उमापतिम् इति समास।
FAQs
It portrays Śiva (Umāpati) as universally worshipped—by celestial beings, humans, serpent-beings, and even by elements of nature—signaling his cosmic sovereignty and all-pervading reverence.
The verse uses sacred-poetic personification to show that devotion is not limited to social classes or species; the entire cosmos, including sacred geography and natural forces, participates in reverence toward Śiva.
Upāsanā implies reverent worship and contemplative devotion—approaching the deity through praise, remembrance, ritual veneration, and sustained spiritual attention.