Shloka 26

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

मालिनी गिरिपुत्र्यास्तु संध्या पूर्णेन्दुमण्डलम् चामरासक्तहस्ताभिर् दिव्यस्त्रीभिश् च संवृता

Transliteration

mālinī giriputryāstu saṃdhyā pūrṇendumaṇḍalam cāmarāsaktahastābhir divyastrībhiś ca saṃvṛtā

Translation

गिरिपुत्री के लिए मालिनी मानो उनकी संध्या-सेवा बनी, पूर्णचन्द्र-मण्डल के समान उज्ज्वल; और चामर लिए हाथों वाली दिव्य स्त्रियों से वे चारों ओर से घिरी रहीं।

Word by Word

• मालिनी: Mālinī (a divine attendant or personified auspicious presence)

• गिरिपुत्र्याः: of the daughter of the Mountain (Pārvatī)

• तु: indeed/and

• संध्या: twilight, sacred juncture (sandhyā)

• पूर्णेन्दुमण्डलम्: the orb/circle of the full moon

• चामरासक्तहस्ताभिः: by those whose hands are occupied with chamara (yak-tail) fans

• दिव्यस्त्रीभिः: by celestial women

• च: and

• संवृता: surrounded/encircled

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Parvati (Giriputri)
• Malini

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It depicts the royal and ritual honor (upacāra) offered in a Shaiva setting—chamara service and auspicious presence—reflecting how devotees should approach Shiva-Shakti with reverence during worship.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By highlighting Giriputrī’s moonlike radiance and sacred sandhyā-quality, it points to Shiva-tattva as inseparable from Shakti: Pati (Lord) is realized with Shakti as the luminous, auspicious power that reveals consciousness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual upacāras are implied—especially chamara-sevā and honoring the divine at sacred junctures (sandhyā). Yogically, it supports sandhyā-bhāvanā: contemplative worship at liminal times to loosen pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul) under Pati’s grace.