Shloka 32
हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने
Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva
तथा ऋषिगणान्सर्वान् यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नरान् । सिद्धान् विद्याधरांश्चैव तथा चैवाप्सरोगणान्
tathā ṛṣigaṇānsarvān yakṣagandharvakinnarān | siddhān vidyādharāṃścaiva tathā caivāpsarogaṇān
அதேபோல் அவர் எல்லா ரிஷிகணங்களையும், யக்ஷர், கந்தர்வர், கின்னரர், சித்தர், வித்யாதரர், மேலும் அப்சரைகளின் கூட்டங்களையும் கூட அழைத்து ஒன்றுகூடச் செய்தார்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse emphasizes Shiva’s cosmic sovereignty: all orders of beings—humanly accessible sages and celestial communities—are drawn into the sacred event, showing that Shaiva grace and dharma operate across all realms.
By depicting a universal gathering of exalted beings, the text underscores Saguna Shiva’s manifest lordship—worship (including Linga-upasana) is presented as a public, cosmic act that even divine and semi-divine beings honor.
The takeaway is “satsaṅga and smaraṇa”: join holy company (like the ṛṣis) and remember Shiva with mantra—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a daily practice to align one’s mind with the sacred assembly.