Shloka 16

गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva

Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas

Devanagari script

परेषाञ्च गतानाञ्च गिरीशो मण्डपान्तरे । आसयामास सुप्रीत्या तांस्तान्बन्धुभिरन्वितः

Transliteration

pareṣāñca gatānāñca girīśo maṇḍapāntare | āsayāmāsa suprītyā tāṃstānbandhubhiranvitaḥ

Translation

മറ്റു അതിഥികൾ പോയശേഷം, മണ്ഡപത്തിനുള്ളിൽ ഗിരീശൻ (ശിവൻ) അത്യന്തം പ്രീതിയോടെ ശേഷിച്ചവരെ അവരുടെ ബന്ധുക്കളോടുകൂടി സ്നേഹപൂർവ്വം ഇരുത്തി।

Word by Word

• परेषाम्: of others
• परेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गतानाम्: of those who had arrived
• गतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘गत’; षष्ठी (6/genitive), बहुवचन; (of those) who had come/gone

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गिरीशः: Girīśa (Lord of the mountain, Śiva)
• गिरीशः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/nominative), एकवचन

• मण्डपान्तरे: inside the pavilion
• मण्डपान्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मण्डपस्य अन्तरे)

• आसयामास: seated (them) / made (them) sit
• आसयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद्/आस् (धातु; causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) ‘आसयति’ = to cause to sit

• सुप्रीत्या: with great affection
• सुप्रीत्या: Karana (करण/instrument; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/accusative), बहुवचन

• तान्: those (very ones)
• तान्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/accusative), बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• बन्धुभिः: with relatives/kinsmen
• बन्धुभिः: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/instrumental), बहुवचन

• अन्वितः: accompanied
• अन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता; subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि + इ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (अन्वित = accompanied)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it portrays Śiva as Girīśa graciously extending intimacy and honor to select guests within the maṇḍapa after others depart.

Significance: Emphasizes Śiva’s accessibility and grace: the Lord personally ‘seats’ devotees—an image of anugraha and inclusion in divine proximity (sannidhya).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s saguna compassion: the Lord not only grants liberation in principle but also embodies dharma through affectionate care, honoring devotees and their families—showing that bhakti is nurtured by humility and reverent conduct.

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

Though the Liṅga is the primary focus of Śaiva worship, this verse shows the same Lord as Girīśa acting personally within the world—affirming saguna Śiva as accessible, relational, and responsive to devotees in lived devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is sevā and satkāra (reverent hospitality) offered to Śiva’s devotees; as a simple practice, one may worship Śiva with the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and then honor guests or fellow devotees as an extension of that worship.