Shloka 15

शिवार्चनविधिः — देवतानां पाशुपतव्रतप्राप्तिः तथा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् (अध्याय ८०)

Devanagari script

हर्म्यप्रासादसम्बाधं महाट्टालसमन्वितम् द्वितीयं देवदेवस्य चतुर्द्वारं सुशोभनम्

Transliteration

harmyaprāsādasambādhaṃ mahāṭṭālasamanvitam dvitīyaṃ devadevasya caturdvāraṃ suśobhanam

Translation

ദേവദേവന്റെ രണ്ടാമത്തെ ദിവ്യഭവനം ഹർമ്യപ്രാസാദങ്ങളാൽ സാന്ദ്രമായി നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു; മഹാ അട്ടാലികയോടുകൂടി, നാലു മനോഹര ദ്വാരങ്ങളാൽ അതി ശോഭിതമായിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• हर्म्य (harmya): mansion

• प्रासाद (prāsāda): palace, lofty building

• सम्बाधम् (sambādham): densely filled, closely packed

• महा (mahā): great

• अट्टाल (aṭṭāla): watch-tower, turret

• समन्वितम् (samanvitam): endowed with, furnished with

• द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam): the second

• देवदेवस्य (deva-devasya): of the Lord of gods (Shiva)

• चतुर्द्वारम् (catur-dvāram): having four gates

• सुशोभनम् (su-śobhanam): very beautiful, splendid

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship within a consecrated, well-ordered sacred space—Shiva’s shrine is portrayed as splendid and properly structured, supporting puja through purity, enclosure, and auspicious gateways.

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

By calling him “Devadeva,” it presents Shiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord beyond the devas—whose presence sanctifies the built environment and makes the shrine a threshold to grace and liberation for the bound pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It implies temple-based Shiva-puja: approaching through the auspicious gates, entering with discipline and reverence—an outer analogue of the Pashupata path where the seeker moves from boundary to sanctum toward union with Pati.