Shloka 30

दक्षयज्ञे मुनिदेवसमागमः / The Gathering of Sages and Gods at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वयैव कर्तव्यमाह्वानं परमेशितुः । त्वरितं ब्रह्मणा वापि विष्णुना प्रभुविष्णुना

Transliteration

tasmāttvayaiva kartavyamāhvānaṃ parameśituḥ | tvaritaṃ brahmaṇā vāpi viṣṇunā prabhuviṣṇunā

Translation

కాబట్టి పరమేశ్వరుని తక్షణ ఆహ్వానం నీవే చేయవలెను. త్వరగా చేయి—బ్రహ్మద్వారా గానీ, ప్రభువైన విష్ణుద్వారా గానీ।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; ‘from that/therefore’ (ablative used causally)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; emphasis ‘indeed/alone’

• कर्तव्यम्: should be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘to be done/should be done’

• आह्वानम्: invocation/calling
• आह्वानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-ह्वा (धातु) + ल्युट् (प्रत्यय) / आह्वान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• परमेशितुः: of the Supreme Lord
• परमेशितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईशितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (परम + ईशितृ)

• त्वरितम्: quickly
• त्वरितम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: quickly)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; ‘also/even’

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• प्रभुविष्णुना: by Lord Viṣṇu
• प्रभुविष्णुना: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (प्रभुः विष्णुः)

Speaker

Brahmā (instructing within the Sati Khanda narrative, as relayed by Sūta to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The narrative turns to ‘āhvāna’ (invocation) of Parameśvara, indicating that cosmic administrators (Brahmā/Viṣṇu) function as instruments; the true completion of yajña requires Śiva’s gracious presence.

Significance: Models proper ritual protocol: invoke Śiva as adhiyajña; even great deities are mediators, not substitutes for Śiva’s anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse stresses urgency and right agency in approaching Parameśvara: the seeker (or appointed devotee) must actively invoke Śiva, while recognizing that even cosmic powers like Brahmā and Viṣṇu function as instruments under the Supreme Lord.

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

Āhvāna is a key step in Saguna worship—inviting the Lord to be present for worship (often of the Liṅga). The verse supports the Shaiva view that even when invoked through other deities or rites, the intended Supreme is Śiva (Parameśvara).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies prompt āhvāna with focused devotion—practically done through mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a simple invocation before Liṅga-pūjā; if following Purāṇic ritual, one may accompany it with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and reverent remembrance of Śiva.