Shloka 46

दुर्गोपवीत-रचना तथा शिवामलङ्कारोत्सवः | The Making of the Durgopavīta and Pārvatī’s Auspicious Adornment Festival

Devanagari script

वेदिकोपरि तन्वंगी संस्थिता सुविराजिता । तत्र नीतो मद्दादेवो विष्णुना च मया सह

Transliteration

vedikopari tanvaṃgī saṃsthitā suvirājitā | tatra nīto maddādevo viṣṇunā ca mayā saha

Translation

వేదికపై ఆ సన్నని అంగాల దేవి మహా వైభవంతో విరాజిల్లెను. అప్పుడు విష్ణువు నాతో కలిసి దేవాధిదేవ శివుని అక్కడికే నడిపించాడు.

Word by Word

• वेदिका-उपरि: upon the altar-platform
• वेदिका-उपरि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वेदिका (प्रातिपदिक) + उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: उपरि (अव्यय, स्थानवाचक-अव्यय); वेदिका-शब्दस्य षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे (on/above the altar-platform)

• तनु-अङ्गी: slender-limbed
• तनु-अङ्गी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (तन्व्/तनु + अङ्गी) = 'having slender limbs'

• संस्थिता: was stationed/placed
• संस्थिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; √स्था (तिष्ठति) उपसर्ग: सम्; अर्थ: 'placed/standing'

• सुविराजिता: splendidly radiant
• सुविराजिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु+वि+राज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; √राज् (दीप्तौ) उपसर्ग: सु, वि; अर्थ: 'shining splendidly'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (there)

• नीतः: was led/brought
• नीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; √नी (नयने)

• मद्दा-देवः: Maddādeva (a named person/deity)
• मद्दा-देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्दा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मद्दा + देव) (पाठानुसार नामविशेषः)

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Kartr (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्ता-हेतु), एकवचन

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

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (with) — तृतीया-विभक्त्या सह प्रयोगः

Speaker

Brahmā (narrating within the Rudrasaṁhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights the sanctity of the vedikā (ritual altar) as a locus where the Divine Couple’s presence becomes manifest—showing that auspicious rites culminate in the revealed presence of Pati (Śiva) alongside Devī, approached with reverence and order.

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

The verse presents Śiva in an accessible, personal (saguṇa) mode—‘led’ to the sacred place—mirroring how devotees invite and install the Lord in worship (āvāhana and pratiṣṭhā), whether as Liṅga or as the personally adored Mahādeva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies altar-centered worship: prepare a clean vedikā/maṇḍala, invoke the Lord with mantra (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and maintain reverent focus (bhāva) as the core discipline.