Shloka 22

Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti

Request for the Account of Umā

Devanagari script

इतस्ततस्तत्र गच्छन्राजा मुनिवराश्रमम् । ददर्श कुसुमारामभ्राजितं सर्वतोदिशम्

Transliteration

itastatastatra gacchanrājā munivarāśramam | dadarśa kusumārāmabhrājitaṃ sarvatodiśam

Translation

ఇటు అటు తిరుగుతూ రాజు ఆ శ్రేష్ఠ మునివర్యుని ఆశ్రమానికి చేరాడు; అక్కడ పుష్పవనాలతో అన్ని దిశలలో ప్రకాశించే ఆ స్థలాన్ని చూశాడు.

Word by Word

• इतस्: from here, this way
• इतस्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशा/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from here/this side)

• ततः: from there, that way
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशा/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/that way)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• गच्छन्: going
• गच्छन्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (while going)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुनिवराश्रमम्: the hermitage of the best sage
• मुनिवराश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनिवर + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनिवरस्य आश्रमम्)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुसुमारामभ्राजितम्: adorned/bright with a flower-garden
• कुसुमारामभ्राजितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुसुमाराम + भ्राजित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तृतीया/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः: (कुसुमारामेण भ्राजितम् / कुसुमारामे भ्राजितम्) ‘brightened by/with a flower-garden’

• सर्वतः: on all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/दिशावाचक-अव्यय (on all sides)

• दिशम्: direction, quarter
• दिशम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; दिक्-शब्द (direction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a seeker-king being led to a purified, auspicious space—the sage’s ashram—symbolizing the Shaiva ideal that proximity to holy beings and sacred environments prepares the mind for Shiva-bhakti and higher knowledge of Pati (Shiva).

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

The flower-radiant hermitage evokes the devotional setting for Saguna Shiva worship—especially offerings like flowers used in Linga-puja—showing that external purity and beauty support inner reverence toward Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Create a sattvic worship-space: offer fresh flowers to Shiva (Linga or image), keep the place clean, and steady the mind with japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) before seeking instruction from a guru or scripture.