Shloka 18

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

ततो ब्रह्मादिभिर्देवैः सर्वरूपसुरैस्तथा । मुनिसिद्धादिभिश्चैवं वंदितोभूद्धरिस्तदा

Transliteration

tato brahmādibhirdevaiḥ sarvarūpasuraistathā | munisiddhādibhiścaivaṃ vaṃditobhūddharistadā

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ബ്രഹ്മാദി ദേവന്മാർ, പല രൂപങ്ങളുള്ള സുരഗണങ്ങൾ, കൂടാതെ മുനി‑സിദ്ധാദികൾ എന്നിവരാലും അന്നേരം ഹരി യഥാവിധി വന്ദിതനായി.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनुक्रमवाचक (temporal adverb)

• ब्रह्म-आदिभिः: by Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्म-आदिभिः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मा आदयः येषां ते)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सर्वरूपसुरैः: by the gods of all forms
• सर्वरूपसुरैः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + रूप + सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वरूपाः सुराः)

• तथा: and also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुरूपवाचक (conjunctive adverb)

• मुनि-सिद्ध-आदिभिः: by sages, siddhas, and others
• मुनि-सिद्ध-आदिभिः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + सिद्ध + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मुनयः सिद्धाः आदयः येषां ते)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एवम्: thus; in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• वन्दितः: praised/worshipped
• वन्दितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject in passive sense)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग-सूचक

• अभूत्: became; was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights the dharmic principle of reverence: even the highest beings—devas, sages, and siddhas—honor divine authority and cosmic order, modeling humility that supports devotion and inner purification.

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

In the Shaiva narrative frame, honoring Hari and other deities is aligned with honoring Śiva’s cosmic governance; Saguna worship trains the mind in devotion and surrender, which ultimately matures toward realization of the Supreme (Pati) beyond limited ego.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a daily practice of vandana (reverential salutations) with mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating humility and steadiness before beginning pūjā or meditation.