Shloka 18

महेश्वरागमनं तथा नीराजन-सत्कारवर्णनम् / The Arrival of Maheśvara and the Rite of Welcome

Nīrājana

Devanagari script

न दृष्टो वर इत्येवमस्माभिर्द्दानगोचरः । धन्या हि गिरिजा देवीमूचुः काश्चन कन्यकाः

Transliteration

na dṛṣṭo vara ityevamasmābhirddānagocaraḥ | dhanyā hi girijā devīmūcuḥ kāścana kanyakāḥ

Translation

ក្មេងស្រីខ្លះបាននិយាយទៅកាន់ព្រះនាង គិរិជា ថា «ពិតប្រាកដណាស់ យើងមិនដែលឃើញកូនកំលោះណាម្នាក់ដែលអាចឈានដល់អំណោយដ៏អស្ចារ្យដូចព្រះនាងបានឡើយ។ ព្រះនាងពិតជាមានពរ»។

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• dṛṣṭaḥ: seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (passive sense)

• varaḥ: a suitor/bridegroom
• varaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-marker (इति-वाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• evam: in this way
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• asmābhiḥ: by us
• asmābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन

• dāna-gocaraḥ: within the range of giving (i.e., eligible to be given)
• dāna-gocaraḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक) + gocara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी/संबन्ध: 'dānasya gocaraḥ'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण यावत् 'varaḥ'

• dhanyā: fortunate
• dhanyā: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण यावत् 'girijā'

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• girijā: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• girijā: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (Pārvatī)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (apposition) to 'girijā'

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• kāścana: some
• kāścana: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāścana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनिश्चित-विशेषण यावत् 'kanyakāḥ'

• kanyakāḥ: maidens
• kanyakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Some maidens (kanyākāḥ), as narrated by Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: धन्या हि गिरिजा देवी

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights the rarity of a truly worthy spiritual union: the maidens imply that no ordinary “bridegroom” can match Girijā’s divine merit, pointing to Shiva as the supremely fitting Pati (Lord) attainable only by grace and tapas, not by worldly bargaining.

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

The verse supports Saguna devotion by framing Shiva as the incomparable, unpurchasable Lord—approached not through material exchange but through bhakti and inner purity, which in Linga-worship is expressed via reverent offerings, mantra, and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steadfast bhakti with disciplined vows—japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), simple sattvic offerings to the Shiva-Linga, and austerity aligned with dharma rather than display of wealth.