Shloka 6
हिमालयगृहे नारदस्य आगमनम् तथा विश्वकर्मनिर्मितवैभववर्णनम् — Nārada’s Arrival at Himālaya’s Palace and the Description of Viśvakarman’s Marvels
सहस्रस्तम्भसंयुक्तं विचित्रम्परमाद्भुतम् । वेदिकां च तथा दृष्ट्वा विस्मयं त्वं मुने ह्ययाः
sahasrastambhasaṃyuktaṃ vicitramparamādbhutam | vedikāṃ ca tathā dṛṣṭvā vismayaṃ tvaṃ mune hyayāḥ
เมื่อได้เห็นแท่นบูชานั้นซึ่งประกอบด้วยเสานับพัน งดงามวิจิตรและอัศจรรย์ยิ่ง โอ้มุนีเอ๋ย ท่านก็ถึงกับตกตะลึงอย่างแท้จริง।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, describing the sage’s reaction within the Parvati Khanda narrative)
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Meditation on the ‘vedikā’ and cosmic order evokes temple-as-microcosm; wonder (vismaya) becomes a doorway from sensory grandeur to inner reverence.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights how sacred architecture and ritual space (the vedikā) can awaken reverent wonder, turning the mind from ordinary perception toward the recognition of Shiva’s divine order (śiva-tattva) manifest in form.
A richly constructed vedikā and many pillars imply an arranged, visible support for worship—an outer form that steadies the devotee’s attention, aligning with Saguna-oriented devotion that culminates in inner contemplation of Shiva beyond form.
The takeaway is mindful darśana: approach the worship-space with purified attention, offer mental reverence, and steady the mind with mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating the sanctity of the altar.