Shloka 8

ईश्वरागमनं हिमवदादि-समागमश्च / The Arrival of Īśvara and the Assembly of Himālaya, Devas, and Mountains

Devanagari script

अथेश्वरम्पुरो दृष्ट्वा प्रणनाम हिमालयः । सर्वे प्रणेमुर्गिरयो ब्राह्मणाश्च सदाशिवम्

Transliteration

atheśvarampuro dṛṣṭvā praṇanāma himālayaḥ | sarve praṇemurgirayo brāhmaṇāśca sadāśivam

Translation

तब सामने ईश्वर सदाशिव को देखकर हिमालय ने प्रणाम किया। सभी पर्वतों और ब्राह्मणों ने भी सदाशिव को दण्डवत् किया।

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/particle (निपात) indicating sequence ‘then/now’

• īśvaram: the Lord
• īśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Ekavacana

• puraḥ: in front
• puraḥ: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable), adverb ‘in front/before’

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having seen’

• praṇanāma: bowed down
• praṇanāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (Imperfect/Past), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada; with pra- upasarga

• himālayaḥ: Himālaya
• himālayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of ‘girayaḥ’ (and implied others)

• praṇemuḥ: bowed down
• praṇemuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (Imperfect/Past), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana, Parasmaipada; with pra- upasarga

• girayaḥ: mountains
• girayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• brāhmaṇāḥ: brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• sadāśivam: Sadāśiva
• sadāśivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadāśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Ekavacana

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A direct darśana scene: Himālaya and all mountains, along with brāhmaṇas, prostrate to Sadāśiva—establishing Śiva as the supreme Pati worthy of universal namaskāra.

Significance: Models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) through praṇāma; such humility is a classic doorway to anugraha in Śaiva Siddhānta.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Himālaya

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that when Sadāśiva is directly realized (darśana), the natural response of all beings—great and small—is surrender (praṇāma). In a Śaiva Siddhānta sense, this reflects the soul (paśu) recognizing the Lord (pati) as the supreme refuge, dissolving ego and cultivating grace-oriented devotion.

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

Here Śiva is encountered as Sadāśiva—an accessible, worship-worthy (saguṇa) manifestation who receives reverence. This supports the Purāṇic emphasis that concrete forms of worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) train the devotee in humility and steady bhakti, preparing the mind for higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is namaskāra with bhāva (devotional prostration) before Śiva—especially before the Śiva-liṅga—accompanied by simple japa such as the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating surrender and reverence.