Shloka 20

दुर्गोपवीत-रचना तथा शिवामलङ्कारोत्सवः | The Making of the Durgopavīta and Pārvatī’s Auspicious Adornment Festival

Devanagari script

परस्परं समूचुस्ते हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः । अत्रागच्छंति गिरयश्शिवानयनकाम्यया

Transliteration

parasparaṃ samūcuste harṣanirbharamānasāḥ | atrāgacchaṃti girayaśśivānayanakāmyayā

Translation

ಹರ್ಷದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಅವರು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಹೇಳಿದರು—“ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಪರ್ವತಗಳು ಬರುತ್ತಿವೆ; ಶಿವನ ದರ್ಶನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸಿಕೊಂಡು.”

Word by Word

• परस्परम्: mutually, to one another
• परस्परम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paraspara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), परस्पर-भावे (reciprocally), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• समूचुः: they said, they spoke
• समूचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + सम्-उपसर्ग
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• हर्ष-निर्भर-मानसाः: whose minds were full of joy
• हर्ष-निर्भर-मानसाः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्भर (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुवचन, प्रथमा (1st case), पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निर्भरं मानसं येषाम्/हर्षेण निर्भरं मानसम्)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśādhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• आगच्छन्ति: they come
• आगच्छन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + आ-उपसर्ग
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• गिरयः: mountains
• गिरयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• शिव-आनयन-काम्यया: due to the desire to bring Shiva (here)
• शिव-आनयन-काम्यया: Hetu/Kāraṇa (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आनयन (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √नी धातोः) + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; हेतौ/निमित्ते (instrumental of cause); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य आनयनस्य काम्या)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it emphasizes longing for darśana—mountains approach because Śiva is not yet directly seen, implying the dynamic of concealment and the urge to overcome it.

Significance: Frames pilgrimage as darśana-kāmyā (desire to see Śiva). The ‘coming’ of mountains poetically universalizes bhakti: even the immobile seeks the Lord.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays bhakti as an irresistible force: even nature is depicted as moving toward Śiva for darśana, teaching that longing for the Lord’s presence purifies the mind and turns awareness toward Pati (Śiva).

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

The verse emphasizes “seeing Śiva” (darśana), a core element of Saguna worship; in practice, devotees seek Śiva’s presence through Liṅga-darśana, pūjā, and remembrance, treating the Liṅga as the accessible focus of Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate darśana-bhāva: perform Liṅga-darśana and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the single intention of beholding Śiva inwardly and outwardly.