Shloka 23
गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva
Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas
पञ्चमे दिवसे प्राप्ते सर्वे देवा मुदान्विताः । विज्ञप्तिञ्चक्रिरे शैलं यात्रार्थमतिप्रेमतः
pañcame divase prāpte sarve devā mudānvitāḥ | vijñaptiñcakrire śailaṃ yātrārthamatipremataḥ
પાંચમો દિવસ આવતા સર્વ દેવો આનંદથી ભરાયા અને અત્યંત પ્રેમપૂર્વક પર્વતરાજ (હિમાલય) પાસે યાત્રા માટે પરવાનગી તથા વ્યવસ્થાઓ માટે વિનંતી કરી।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights that even the Devas proceed through humility and proper supplication—showing that auspicious action begins with reverence, right intention, and alignment with dharma, which in Shaiva understanding supports the unfolding of Shiva’s will.
Though the Linga is not named here, the narrative mood is Saguna-bhakti: the gods act with loving devotion and respectful request, reflecting the devotional discipline that prepares one to receive Shiva’s grace in manifest (Saguna) form and sacred events connected with Parvati and Shiva.
A practical takeaway is to begin any yātrā or sacred undertaking with a brief prayerful petition—mentally offering the act to Shiva, reciting the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and setting a sattvic intention before travel.