Shloka 24

रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्काले सुरास्सर्वे हरिब्रह्मादयो मुने । आजग्मुस्तत्र सुप्रीत्या पूजां चक्रुर्विशेषतः

Transliteration

tasminkāle surāssarve haribrahmādayo mune | ājagmustatra suprītyā pūjāṃ cakrurviśeṣataḥ

Translation

Wahai resi, pada waktu itu semua dewa—bermula dengan Hari (Viṣṇu) dan Brahmā—datang ke sana dengan sukacita besar, lalu dengan cara yang istimewa melaksanakan pemujaan kepada Śiva.

Word by Word

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; 'in that'

• kāle: time
• kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; with tasmin = 'at that time'

• surāḥ: gods
• surāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; agrees with surāḥ

• hari-brahma-ādayaḥ: Hari, Brahmā and others
• hari-brahma-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; द्वन्द्व with ādi-śabda: 'Hari and Brahmā and others'

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• ājagmuḥ: came
• ājagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; parasmaipada

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• suprītyā: with great joy
• suprītyā: Hetu (हेतु) / Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; manner/cause

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• cakruḥ: did/performed
• cakruḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; parasmaipada

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanatha

Sthala Purana: Following their counsel, the devas—led by Viṣṇu and Brahmā—arrive and perform special worship, reinforcing the shrine’s pan-Indian and pan-sectarian authority: even the highest cosmic functionaries honor the Jyotirliṅga as the supreme locus of Śiva’s presence.

Significance: Deva-pūjā functions as paradigmatic validation: if Hari and Brahmā worship here, human pilgrims too may approach with confidence that the kṣetra is exceptionally potent for grace and purification.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s supreme lordship (Pati) acknowledged even by the highest devas; their joyful worship models bhakti as the right approach to grace and liberation.

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

The verse depicts formal pūjā offered to Śiva in an accessible, worshipable (saguṇa) form—commonly expressed in the Purāṇa through Liṅga worship—showing that devotion and ritual reverence are valid means to approach the transcendent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā with heartfelt joy—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and traditional Śaiva marks like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) where appropriate.