Shloka 28

हिमाचलविवाहवर्णनम् — Description of Himācala’s

context for) Marriage / The Himālaya-Marriage Narrative (Chapter Opening

Devanagari script

हर्य्यादयाऽपि ते देवा मुनयश्चापरोखिलाः । आजग्मुस्तत्र संस्मृत्य वामदेवं भवं धिया

Transliteration

haryyādayā'pi te devā munayaścāparokhilāḥ | ājagmustatra saṃsmṛtya vāmadevaṃ bhavaṃ dhiyā

Translation

ครั้นแล้ว พระหริและเหล่าเทพทั้งหลาย พร้อมด้วยบรรดามุนีทั้งปวงก็มายังสถานที่นั้น โดยระลึกด้วยจิตอันแน่วแน่ถึงภวะ ผู้เป็นวามเทวอันเป็นมงคล

Word by Word

• हरि-आदयः: Hari and others
• हरि-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (हरिः आदिः येषाम्/हर्यादयः), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (particle: also/even)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

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

• अपर-उखिलाः: all the other (remaining)
• अपर-उखिलाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक) + अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (अपरे अखिलाः/अन्ये सर्वे), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (मुनयः/देवाः)

• आजग्मुः: came
• आजग्मुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्ययम् (adverb of place: there)

• संस्मृत्य: having remembered
• संस्मृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्तः (Gerund), ‘having remembered’

• वामदेवम्: Vāmadeva
• वामदेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• भवम्: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; शिव-नाम

• धिया: with mind/thought
• धिया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vamadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models tīrtha-yātrā as smaraṇa-yātrā: the devas and sages ‘arrive’ by physically coming and mentally invoking Vāmadeva—pilgrimage perfected by remembrance.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vamadeva
• Vishnu
• Devas
• Munis

FAQs

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

It highlights smaraṇa and dhyāna—remembering Shiva (Bhava/Vāmadeva) with focused mind—as the inner act that draws even gods and sages toward divine presence and grace.

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

Vāmadeva and Bhava indicate Saguna Shiva—Shiva approached through a compassionate, auspicious form. The verse implies that inner recollection supports outer worship, such as approaching Shiva’s abode or the Linga with devotional intent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is mantra-smaraṇa and dhyāna: mentally recollect Shiva’s auspicious form (Vāmadeva/Bhava) with steady dhi, which can be paired with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) before worship.