Shloka 21

हिमवतः सुमङ्गलोत्सव-नगररचना

Himavān’s Auspicious Festival Preparations and City Adornment

Devanagari script

तथैवार्कनिभौ तेन कृतौ चाश्वौ महाप्रभौ । चामरालंकृतौ दिव्यौ दिव्यालङ्कारभूषितौ

Transliteration

tathaivārkanibhau tena kṛtau cāśvau mahāprabhau | cāmarālaṃkṛtau divyau divyālaṅkārabhūṣitau

Translation

Так же им были сотворены два коня, сияющие, как солнце, и исполненные великого блеска,—божественные скакуны, украшенные опахалами чамара и убранные небесными украшениями.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• अर्क-निभौ: sun-like
• अर्क-निभौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘अर्कस्य निभौ’ (sun-like)

• तेन: by him/with that
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृतौ: made
• कृतौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘made/created’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction), अव्यय

• अश्वौ: two horses
• अश्वौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• महा-प्रभौ: very splendid/mighty
• महा-प्रभौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण

• चामर-आलंकृतौ: adorned with yak-tail fans
• चामर-आलंकृतौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक) + आलंकृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘चामरैः आलंकृतौ’ (adorned with fans)

• दिव्यौ: divine
• दिव्यौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण

• दिव्य-आलङ्कार-भूषितौ: adorned with divine ornaments
• दिव्य-आलङ्कार-भूषितौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आलङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘दिव्यैः आलङ्कारैः भूषितौ’ (adorned with divine ornaments)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; the ‘fashioning’ of divine horses by Viśvakarmā foregrounds ordered manifestation—an aesthetic reflection of sṛṣṭi under Śiva’s lordship.

Significance: Contemplating the divine order (ṛta) and beauty of Śiva’s realm supports inner purification and receptivity to grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Lord’s (and His divine sphere’s) auspicious, luminous manifestation—teaching that contemplating sacred splendor (tejas) can steady devotion and turn the mind toward Pati (Shiva), the source of all divine order and beauty.

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

While Linga worship points to Shiva’s transcendent reality, this description supports Saguna contemplation—meditating on Shiva’s divine attributes and the celestial signs of His presence, which refines bhakti and prepares the mind for deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to practice dhyāna on Shiva’s auspicious radiance while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offering flowers or lamps (dīpa) as symbols of that divine brilliance.