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Shloka 34

Devanagari script

सिद्धेश्वरं च संपूज्य सिद्धो ब्रह्मपुरं व्रजेत् / आद्यै रुद्रादिभिः सार्धं दृष्ट्वा ह्यादिगदाधरम्

Transliteration

siddheśvaraṃ ca saṃpūjya siddho brahmapuraṃ vrajet / ādyai rudrādibhiḥ sārdhaṃ dṛṣṭvā hyādigadādharam

Translation

シッデーシュヴァラを完全に供養した成就者は、ブラフマプラへと赴く。さらにルドラらの原初の存在と共に、棍棒を持つ太初の主（ガダーダラ）をまことに拝観する。

Word by Word
सिद्धेश्वरम्Siddheśvara
सिद्धेश्वरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सिद्धानाम् ईश्वरः)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक निपात (conjunction)
संपूज्यhaving worshipped
संपूज्य:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (धातु)
Formल्यप्/क्त्वार्थक-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) with उपसर्ग सम्; ‘having worshipped fully’
सिद्धःa perfected one
सिद्धः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
ब्रह्मपुरम्Brahmapura
ब्रह्मपुरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मपुर (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + पुर)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः पुरम्)
व्रजेत्would go
व्रजेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootव्रज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
आद्यैःwith the primordial ones
आद्यैः:
Saha (Association/सह)
TypeNoun
Rootआद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन
रुद्रादिभिःwith Rudra and others
रुद्रादिभिः:
Saha (Association/सह)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘रुद्र-आदि’ इति समाहार/परिग्रह (Rudra and others)
सार्धम्together with
सार्धम्:
Sambandha (Accompaniment marker/सह)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसार्धम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, सहार्थक (adverb of accompaniment)
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थे ‘indeed/for’
आदिगदाधरम्the primordial mace-bearer
आदिगदाधरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआदि (प्रातिपदिक) + गदा (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गदां धरः) उपपदपूर्वक ‘आदि-’ उपसर्जन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Upāsanā culminates not merely in loka-prāpti but in darśana of the Supreme (Ādi-Gadādhara), witnessed even by great deities.

Vedantic Theme: Supremacy of the Lord beyond the gods; darśana as a fruit of purified devotion; hints of īśvara-tattva as the primordial ground.

Application: Cultivate steady worship and inner purity aiming for God-realization rather than only worldly boons; remember the Lord as the ultimate refuge beyond all intermediaries.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha/temple-shrine leading to celestial city

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.86 (progression from kṣetra worship to higher lokas and divine vision)

Characters & Entities
S
Siddheśvara
B
Brahmapura
R
Rudra
Ā
Ādi-Gadādhara (Vishnu)

FAQs

This verse presents Siddheśvara-pūjā as a transformative act that leads the perfected devotee toward higher divine realms and culminates in direct vision of the Primeval Lord (Gadādhara).

It depicts an ascent: sincere worship → spiritual accomplishment (siddhi) → reaching Brahmapura → association with exalted primordial beings like Rudra → culminating in darśana of Viṣṇu, indicating liberation-oriented progress rather than a punitive afterlife route.

Practice disciplined worship with ethical living and devotion; the teaching emphasizes that steady reverence and inner purity are meant to mature into higher consciousness and God-realization (darśana), not merely ritual performance.

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