Shloka 64

घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset

Satī’s Address to Śiva

Devanagari script

शैलराजपुराभ्यर्णे शिखरे वृषभध्वजः । सह सत्या चिरं रेमे एवंभूतेषु शोभनम्

Transliteration

śailarājapurābhyarṇe śikhare vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | saha satyā ciraṃ reme evaṃbhūteṣu śobhanam

Translation

പർവ്വതരാജന്റെ നഗരത്തിനടുത്തുള്ള ഉയർന്ന ശിഖരത്തിൽ വൃഷഭധ്വജൻ (ശിവൻ) സതിയോടൊപ്പം ദീർഘകാലം ക്രീഡിച്ചു; അപ്പോൾ എല്ലാം മംഗളവും മനോഹരവും ആയി തോന്നി।

Word by Word

• शैलराजपुराभ्यर्णे: in the vicinity of the city of the mountain-king
• शैलराजपुराभ्यर्णे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलराज-पुर-अभ्यर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; शैलराज + पुर + अभ्यर्ण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of place)

• शिखरे: on the peak
• शिखरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• वृषभध्वजः: the one whose banner is the bull (Śiva)
• वृषभध्वजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ-ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—“वृषभः ध्वजः यस्य सः”; कर्ता

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-योगे (with/along with); सहार्थक-निपात

• सत्या: with Satī
• सत्या: Sahakarana (सहकरण/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सह-योगे (instrumental with सह)

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriyavishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• रेमे: enjoyed/dwelt happily
• रेमे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अकर्मक-प्रयोग (intransitive)

• एवंभूतेषु: in such (circumstances/places)
• एवंभूतेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवं-भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; विशेषण; अधिकरणे (locative plural)

• शोभनम्: beautiful/auspicious
• शोभनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक-प्रयोग (as a predicative/nominal)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Himalayan peak-abode motif evokes Kedāra: Śiva’s mountain presence where devotees seek his darśana amid austere heights; though the verse names ‘Śailarāja’ (Himālaya) generally, later sthala traditions map such ‘śikhara-vihāra’ to Kedāra-type sacred geography.

Significance: Darśana of Śiva in the Himalayas is held to purify sins and stabilize the mind (sthiti), granting steadfastness and devotion.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s saguna (personal) presence with Satī, where divine proximity makes the world appear inherently auspicious—pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta view that grace (anugraha) transforms perception and sanctifies the devotee’s inner state.

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

By naming Śiva as Vṛṣabhadhvaja and depicting his divine līlā with Satī, the text emphasizes approachable Saguna Shiva—supporting devotion to Śiva in form (including the Śiva-liṅga) as a concrete focus for bhakti and remembrance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is smaraṇa (devotional recollection): meditate on Śiva as Vṛṣabhadhvaja with Satī in the Himalayas while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating an inner sense of śobhana (auspiciousness).