Shloka 23

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

शिवः सम्भृतसम्भारो नानावस्तुमनोहरम् । भोजयामास देवश्च नारायणपुरोगमान्

Transliteration

śivaḥ sambhṛtasambhāro nānāvastumanoharam | bhojayāmāsa devaśca nārāyaṇapurogamān

Translation

ഭഗവാൻ ശിവൻ എല്ലാ ഒരുക്കങ്ങളും സമ്പാദിച്ച്, നാനാവിധ മനോഹരമായ ഭോജനങ്ങൾ വിളമ്പി, നാരായണൻ (വിഷ്ണു) മുൻപന്തിയിലായ ദേവന്മാർക്ക് ആഹാരം നൽകി.

Word by Word

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: कर्ता (कर्तृ/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सम्भृतसम्भारः: with preparations made
• सम्भृतसम्भारः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + भृ (धातु) → सम्भृत (कृदन्त) + सम्भार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (सम्भृतः सम्भारः यस्य/सम्भृतसम्भारः = having prepared provisions)

• नानावस्तुमनोहरम्: delightful with various things
• नानावस्तुमनोहरम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + वस्तु + मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (नानावस्तुभिः मनोहरम् = delightful with various items)

• भोजयामास: fed/caused to dine
• भोजयामास: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) [causative]
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) ‘caused to eat/fed’

• देवः: the god
• देवः: कर्ता (कर्तृ/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘शिवः’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• नारायणपुरोगमान्: those led by Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणपुरोगमान्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (नारायणः पुरोगमः येषाम् = those led by Nārāyaṇa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narayana
• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s saguna-līlā as the gracious Lord who nurtures and honors the divine order; His feeding of the gods expresses compassionate sovereignty and the Shaiva ideal of seva (reverent service) as a purifier of the heart.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—personally present, relational, and worship-worthy—showing that devotion to Śiva is not merely abstract; as with Linga worship, the devotee approaches Him as the living Lord who bestows grace and sustains all beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests devotional seva as practice—offering food (naivedya) with purity and humility, accompanied by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating gratitude and surrender.