Shloka 30

हिमवतः सुमङ्गलोत्सव-नगररचना

Himavān’s Auspicious Festival Preparations and City Adornment

Devanagari script

तत्रैव च महामञ्चाः सुप्रभाः परमाद्भुताः । रचितास्सुखदा दिव्या स्तेषां वै विश्वकर्मणा

Transliteration

tatraiva ca mahāmañcāḥ suprabhāḥ paramādbhutāḥ | racitāssukhadā divyā steṣāṃ vai viśvakarmaṇā

Translation

அங்கேயே விஸ்வகர்மா அவர்களுக்காக மிக அதிசயமான, ஒளிவீசும், தெய்வீகமான, இன்பம் தரும் மஹாமஞ்சங்கள் (படுக்கை-ஆசனங்கள்) அமைத்தான்.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात (emphatic)

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

• महामञ्चाः: great platforms/pavilions
• महामञ्चाः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सुप्रभाः: very splendid
• सुप्रभाः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; qualifying ‘महामञ्चाः’

• परम-अद्भुताः: supremely wonderful
• परम-अद्भुताः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; qualifying ‘महामञ्चाः’

• रचिताः: constructed
• रचिताः: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; predicate to ‘महामञ्चाः’

• सुखदाः: comfort-giving
• सुखदाः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सुखं ददाति इति (giver of comfort)

• दिव्याः: divine
• दिव्याः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; qualifying ‘महामञ्चाः’

• तेषाम्: for them / of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• विश्वकर्मणा: by Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मणा: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; agent/instrument ‘by Viśvakarmā’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: manifestation of divine enjoyments (bhoga) within ordered lokas

Characters & Entities

• Vishvakarma

FAQs

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

It highlights how, in the orbit of Shiva’s sacred līlā, even material arrangements become divinized—crafted to support dharmic, auspicious events with beauty, order, and harmony.

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

The verse reflects Saguna devotion: the divine is honored through tangible, well-prepared sacred space. Such ordered, luminous arrangements mirror the devotee’s intent to offer the best “seat” (āsana) to Shiva’s presence in worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests preparing a clean, auspicious āsana and worship space for Shiva—then offering mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steadiness and reverence.