Shloka 18

Lokapramāṇa–Grahamaṇḍala–Dhruvaloka-vyavasthā

Cosmic Measures and the Arrangement of the Heavenly Spheres

Devanagari script

विश्वेदेवास्तथा रुद्रास्साध्या नागाः खगादयः । नवग्रहास्ततस्तत्र ऋषयो वीतकल्मषाः

Transliteration

viśvedevāstathā rudrāssādhyā nāgāḥ khagādayaḥ | navagrahāstatastatra ṛṣayo vītakalmaṣāḥ

Translation

そこにはヴィシュヴェデーヴァたち、またルドラたち、サーディヤたち、ナーガたち、鳥類などの諸存在が居並んでいた。さらに九つのグラハ（天体の支配者）もそこにあり、穢れを離れたリシたちもまた集い立っていた。

Word by Word

• विश्वेदेवाः: the Viśvedevas (all-gods)
• विश्वेदेवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारय (descriptive) — विश्वे देवाः; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• रुद्राः: the Rudras
• रुद्राः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• साध्याः: the Sādhyas
• साध्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नागाः: the Nāgas (serpent beings)
• नागाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• खगादयः: birds and others
• खगादयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (determinative) — खगाः आदयः (birds and others); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नवग्रहाः: the nine planets
• नवग्रहाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव-ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: द्विगु (numerical compound) — नव (nine) + ग्रहाः; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: from there/then)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: there)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वीतकल्मषाः: free from sin/impurity
• वीतकल्मषाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीत-कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारय (descriptive) — वीतं कल्मषं येषाम्/येषु (free from sin); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण of ऋषयः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cosmic congregation of devas, grahas, and ṛṣis within the described loka-system

Characters & Entities

• Rudras
• Viśvedevas
• Sādhyas
• Nāgas
• Navagrahas
• Rishis

FAQs

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

It portrays a sacred convergence where gods, cosmic powers, and purified sages gather—implying that proximity to Śiva-tattva and dharmic presence culminate in vīta-kalmaṣa (inner purification), a prerequisite for liberation in Shaiva thought.

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

Such assemblies typically form around Śiva’s manifest (saguṇa) presence—often the Liṅga or a revealed divine locus—showing that even devas and grahas align themselves by reverence to Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who orders the cosmos.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse highlights purification (kalmaṣa-kṣaya); a Shaiva takeaway is to practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and steady devotion, cultivating the inner state of vīta-kalmaṣa.