Shloka 7
ईश्वरागमनं हिमवदादि-समागमश्च / The Arrival of Īśvara and the Assembly of Himālaya, Devas, and Mountains
परस्परं मिलित्वा ते देवाश्च पर्वतास्तथा । कृतकृत्यन्तथात्मानम्मेनिरे परया मुदा
parasparaṃ militvā te devāśca parvatāstathā | kṛtakṛtyantathātmānammenire parayā mudā
ദേവന്മാരും പർവ്വതാധിപന്മാരും പരസ്പരം ഒന്നിച്ചു ചേർന്ന് ഐക്യപ്പെട്ടു. പരമാനന്ദത്തോടെ തങ്ങൾ കൃതകൃത്യരായെന്ന് കരുതി.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it depicts concord (paraspara-milana) and the satisfaction of having fulfilled a duty—an ethical/ritual completion before the Lord’s presence.
Significance: Suggests that collective dharma and unity culminate in inner contentment; in Siddhānta terms, such purified disposition supports receptivity to Śiva’s anugraha.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights the inner mark of dharmic success: when actions align with a higher divine purpose, the heart naturally feels kṛtakṛtyatā (fulfilled duty) and pure joy—an attitude encouraged in Shaiva devotion as service to Pati (Shiva) through righteous cooperation.
In the Parvati-khaṇḍa narrative, collective divine harmony typically supports Shiva’s saguna līlā—events that unfold to establish auspicious order. Such unity mirrors how devotees gather for liṅga-pūjā, where shared sankalpa and reverence culminate in the sense of spiritual completion.
Adopt a simple sankalpa before worship, then conclude with gratitude: perform liṅgārcana with the pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and end by offering the fruit of action to Shiva—cultivating the same kṛtakṛtya-bhāva (fulfilled offering) described in the verse.