Shloka 22

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

लोकान्तकश्च दीप्तात्मा तथा दैत्यान्तको मुने । देवो भृंगिरिटिश्श्रीमान्देवदेवप्रियस्तथा

Transliteration

lokāntakaśca dīptātmā tathā daityāntako mune | devo bhṛṃgiriṭiśśrīmāndevadevapriyastathā

Translation

Wahai pendeta, (dia dikenali sebagai) Lokantaka, yang berjiwa cemerlang; juga Daityantaka, pemusnah para daitya. Dia adalah dewa Bhrngiriti—hebat dan masyhur—sentiasa dikasihi oleh Dewa segala dewa (Siwa).

Word by Word

• लोक-अन्तकः: Lokāntaka (ender of worlds)
• लोक-अन्तकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘लोकानाम् अन्तकः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दीप्त-आत्मा: Dīptātmā (radiant-souled)
• दीप्त-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—name/epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √दीप्) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘दीप्तः आत्मा यस्य/दीप्तात्मा’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थ (adverb)

• दैत्य-अन्तकः: Daityāntaka (slayer of daityas)
• दैत्य-अन्तकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘दैत्यानाम् अन्तकः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• देवः: Deva
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भृंगिरिटिः: Bhṛṅgiriṭi
• भृंगिरिटिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृंगिरिटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (proper name)

• श्रीमान्: splendid; endowed with prosperity
• श्रीमान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• देव-देव-प्रियः: beloved of the God of gods (Mahādeva)
• देव-देव-प्रियः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—name/epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘देवदेवस्य (महादेवस्य) प्रियः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: ‘also’)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Kālāntaka

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: lokānta (end of worlds) motif alluded

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhṛṅgiriṭi
• Daityas
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse praises a foremost gaṇa of Śiva through powerful epithets—“Lokāntaka” and “Daityāntaka”—showing that proximity to Śiva transforms a being into a radiant instrument of dharma, removing both cosmic and inner “demonic” obstacles on the path to liberation.

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

By calling him “devadevapriya,” the verse directs devotion toward Saguna Śiva—the personal Lord who is worshiped as the Liṅga—while honoring His divine retinue; remembering Śiva together with His gaṇas reinforces reverence for Śiva’s living presence and protective grace in worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (repetition of Śiva’s names and praises) along with pañcākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); this can be done while wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra bhasma as a Shaiva discipline of purity and focused devotion.