Shloka 2
ईश्वरागमनं हिमवदादि-समागमश्च / The Arrival of Īśvara and the Assembly of Himālaya, Devas, and Mountains
अथ सम्भृतसम्भार स्सम्भाषां कर्तुमीश्वरम् । शैलान्प्रस्थापयामास ब्राह्मणानपि सर्वशः
atha sambhṛtasambhāra ssambhāṣāṃ kartumīśvaram | śailānprasthāpayāmāsa brāhmaṇānapi sarvaśaḥ
അപ്പോൾ എല്ലാ ഒരുക്കങ്ങളും പൂർത്തിയാക്കി, ഈശ്വരനോടു സംഭാഷിക്കുവാൻ അദ്ദേഹം പുറപ്പെട്ടു; കൂടാതെ എല്ലാ ദിക്കുകളിലേക്കും പർവ്വതങ്ങളെയും ബ്രാഹ്മണരെയും അയച്ചു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Preparatory hospitality and summons: Himālaya organizes resources and sends invitations/dispatches (mountains as allies; brāhmaṇas as ritual authorities) to properly receive and address Īśvara.
Significance: Models dhārmic reception of the Lord: readiness (sambhāra) and calling brāhmaṇas signifies that bhakti is expressed through orderly ritual culture and satkāra (honoring the divine).
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights that approaching Īśvara (Lord Shiva) is preceded by orderly preparation and dharmic support—outer arrangements (resources, sacred spaces, worthy brāhmaṇas) reflecting inner readiness, humility, and devotion toward Pati, the liberator of bound souls.
The verse frames the devotee’s approach to Saguna Īśvara—meeting and addressing Shiva through proper ceremonial readiness, which in Purāṇic Shaiva practice typically includes sanctifying the place and honoring brāhmaṇas as part of Linga-centric worship and hospitality.
The implied takeaway is pūrvopakaraṇa-sampatti—prepare the worship setting and honor brāhmaṇas; in Shaiva practice this commonly accompanies Linga-pūjā with bhasma/tripuṇḍra, rudrākṣa, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).