Shloka 54

घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset

Satī’s Address to Śiva

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । अथ तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य हरः परममोहितः । हिमाद्रिशिखरं तुंगं दाक्षायण्या समं ययौ

Transliteration

brahmovāca | atha tadvākyamākarṇya haraḥ paramamohitaḥ | himādriśikharaṃ tuṃgaṃ dākṣāyaṇyā samaṃ yayau

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പറഞ്ഞു—ആ വചനങ്ങൾ കേട്ട് ഹരൻ (ശിവൻ) അത്യന്തം മോഹിതനായി; ദാക്ഷായണിയോടൊപ്പം ഹിമാദ്രിയുടെ ഉയർന്ന ശിഖരത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — perfect, active, 3rd person singular

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — discourse particle/adverb

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular; विशेषण of ‘वाक्यम्’

• वाक्यम्: statement/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + कर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) — gerund/absolutive ‘having heard’

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• परम-मोहितः: utterly deluded
• परम-मोहितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; मुह् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular; ‘परमः मोहितः’

• हिमाद्रि-शिखरम्: the peak of Himālaya
• हिमाद्रि-शिखरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमाद्रि (प्रातिपदिक; हिम + अद्रि) + शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘हिमाद्रेः शिखरम्’

• तुंगम्: lofty
• तुंगम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुंग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular; विशेषण of ‘शिखरम्’

• दाक्षायण्या: with Dākṣāyaṇī (Satī)
• दाक्षायण्या: Sahakaraka (सह/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाक्षायणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन — feminine instrumental singular

• समम्: together
• समम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय — adverb ‘together/equally’ (used with instrumental)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — perfect, active, 3rd person singular

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Śiva’s movement with Satī to Himādri’s summit evokes the Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra complex; Kedāra stands as the iconic Himalayan jyotirliṅga where Śiva is approached after arduous ascent—mirroring the ‘going to the lofty peak’.

Significance: The ascent motif signifies leaving ordinary cognition; ‘mohitaḥ’ (overwhelmed) can be read as līlā-veil (tirodhāna) that precedes deeper grace and settling into sacred abode.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Sati
• Brahma
• Daksha
• Himadri

FAQs

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

It shows Śiva’s saguna līlā: though the Supreme (Pati) is beyond delusion, he assumes “moha” in the play of creation to fulfill dharma and to guide embodied beings toward liberation through devotion and right understanding.

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

By naming him “Hara,” the verse points to Śiva as the accessible Lord who removes bonds (pāśa). Linga-worship and saguna-upāsanā focus on this compassionate function—approaching Śiva as the remover of ignorance and suffering.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva as “Hara” while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), praying for the removal of moha; optionally apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintain a steady, inward remembrance as you hear and reflect on sacred words (śravaṇa–manana).