Shloka 18
प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः
Departure and Lament in Separation
प्रीत्याभिरेभिरे सर्वे महोत्सवपुर स्सरम् । प्रभुम्प्रणेमुस्ते भक्त्या प्रशंसन्तोऽविशन्पुरीम्
prītyābhirebhire sarve mahotsavapura ssaram | prabhumpraṇemuste bhaktyā praśaṃsanto'viśanpurīm
ప్రీతితో నిండిన వారందరూ మహోత్సవపు ప్రధాన నగరమువైపు సాగారు. భక్తితో ప్రభువుకు నమస్కరించి, ఆయనను స్తుతిస్తూ నగరంలో ప్రవేశించారు।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; describes communal bhakti—prostration and praise—before entering the festival-city.
Significance: Models tīrtha-like conduct: approach, praṇāma, stuti, then entry—suggesting that right bhakti is the ‘gateway’ to auspicious participation.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti as a complete movement of the soul: joyful approach, humble prostration, and heartfelt praise—an outer journey that mirrors inner surrender to Pati (Lord Śiva).
The verse emphasizes approaching the Lord in a personal, worshipful manner—bowing and glorifying Him—typical of Saguna Śiva devotion, which in Purāṇic practice is often centered on the Śiva-liṅga and temple-utsava worship.
A simple takeaway is to enter Śiva’s abode or temple with reverence: offer praṇāma, recite stotra/namas (or the Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’), and maintain a devotional attitude while participating in utsava or darśana.