Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, 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
五日目が来ると、諸天は皆、歓喜に満ち、深い愛をもって山（ヒマーラヤ）に願い出た。旅立ちの許しと、そのための取り計らいを求めたのである。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha
Sthala Purana: Himālaya as the mountain-king is approached with reverence; the verse’s ‘śaila’ petition for yātrā evokes the Himalayan pilgrimage ethos later crystallized in Kedāra traditions (Śiva abiding in the mountains and granting passage/permission).
Significance: Seeking auspicious clearance for travel and darśana; removal of obstacles and gaining merit through yātrā undertaken with humility and communal harmony.
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.