Shloka 9

ग्रहाद्यधिपत्याभिषेकः

Cosmic Consecrations of Lords of Planets and Domains

Devanagari script

हिमवन्तं गिरीणां तु नदीनां चैव जाह्नवीम् समुद्राणां च सर्वेषाम् अधिपं पयसां निधिम्

Transliteration

himavantaṃ girīṇāṃ tu nadīnāṃ caiva jāhnavīm samudrāṇāṃ ca sarveṣām adhipaṃ payasāṃ nidhim

Translation

പർവതങ്ങളിൽ ഹിമവാൻ, നദികളിൽ ജാഹ്നവി (ഗംഗ), എല്ലാ സമുദ്രങ്ങളിലും ജലനിധിയായ ആ അധിപനെ ശ്രേഷ്ഠമായി സ്മരിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• हिमवन्तम् (himavantam): Himavān, the Himalaya

• गिरीणाम् (girīṇām): of mountains

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• नदीनाम् (nadīnām): of rivers

• च एव (caiva): and indeed

• जाह्नवीम् (jāhnavīm): Jāhnavī, the Gaṅgā

• समुद्राणाम् (samudrāṇām): of oceans

• च (ca): and

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām): of all

• अधिपम् (adhipam): lord/sovereign

• पयसाम् (payasām): of waters

• निधिम् (nidhim): treasury/abode, storehouse

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Himavan
• Jahnavi (Ganga)
• Samudra (Ocean)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes a Shaiva sacred hierarchy of natural sovereigns—Himavān, Gaṅgā, and the Ocean—implying that Shiva-puja is strengthened by consecrated supports like tīrtha-water (Gaṅgā) and sanctified places (Himalaya), which aid purification of the pashu (bound soul).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By pointing to “lords” and “treasuries” within creation, it reflects Shiva-tattva as Pati—the ultimate Lord behind all dominions—while these cosmic rulers function as his ordered manifestations within māyā, guiding beings from pasha (bondage) toward purity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Shiva-puja with purified waters—especially Gaṅgā-jala—for abhiṣeka is suggested; yogically, it supports śauca (purificatory discipline) that prepares the practitioner for Pāśupata-oriented inner worship and restraint.