Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7

मन्दरगिरिवर्णनम् — Description of Mount Mandara as Śiva’s Residence

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Devanagari script

अत एव हि देवेन देव्याः प्रियचिकीर्षया । अतीव रमणीयोयं गिरिरन्तःपुरीकृतः

Transliteration

ata eva hi devena devyāḥ priyacikīrṣayā | atīva ramaṇīyoyaṃ girirantaḥpurīkṛtaḥ

Translation

Maka sesungguhnya Tuhan, demi hendak melakukan sesuatu yang dikasihi oleh Devī, menjadikan gunung yang amat indah ini sebagai istana batin (kediaman peribadi) baginda.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), हेत्वर्थे: ‘therefore/from this reason’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), कारण/निश्चयार्थकः

• देवेन: by the god (Śiva)
• देवेन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/कर्तृ-करण), एकवचनम्

• देव्याः: of the goddess (Pārvatī)
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (सम्बन्ध), एकवचनम्

• प्रिय-चिकीर्षया: out of a wish to please (her)
• प्रिय-चिकीर्षया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + चिकीर्षा (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः सन्-इच्छार्थक-भाव)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘प्रियं चिकीर्षा’ = desire to do what is dear); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (हेतु/करण), एकवचनम्

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Prakaraṇa (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: very/exceedingly)

• रमणीयः: delightful/beautiful
• रमणीयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रमणीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• गिरिः: mountain
• गिरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अन्तःपुरी-कृतः: has been made into an inner palace
• अन्तःपुरी-कृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तःपुरी (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (अन्तःपुरी इव/रूपेण कृतः); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; धातुः कृ (करणे)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s compassionate, relational divinity: the Supreme Pati expresses grace through loving intent toward Shakti, showing that devotion and divine love sanctify even a mountain into a sacred inner abode—symbolically, the heart made fit for God.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva—Shiva as the personal Lord who acts for the Goddess’s joy. In Linga worship, the devotee similarly prepares a pure ‘inner sanctum’ (antaḥpura) through abhisheka and reverence, inviting Shiva’s presence into a consecrated space.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Create an inner ‘Kailasa’ through daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple home-shrine worship; meditate on the heart-lotus as Shiva’s antaḥpura where Shiva-Shakti abide in harmony.