Shloka 24

महेश्वरागमनं तथा नीराजन-सत्कारवर्णनम् / The Arrival of Maheśvara and the Rite of Welcome

Nīrājana

Devanagari script

तत्र तां ददृशुर्देवा निमेषरहिता मुदा । सुनीलांजनवर्णाभां स्वांगैश्च प्रतिभूषिताम्

Transliteration

tatra tāṃ dadṛśurdevā nimeṣarahitā mudā | sunīlāṃjanavarṇābhāṃ svāṃgaiśca pratibhūṣitām

Translation

ณ ที่นั้นเหล่าเทพยินดีนัก จึงเพ่งมองนางโดยไม่กะพริบตา นางส่องประกายดุจสีอัญชันน้ำเงินเข้ม และประดับเครื่องอลังการตามพระวรกายของตน.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ददृशुः: saw
• ददृशुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• निमेष-रहिताः: without blinking
• निमेष-रहिताः: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निमेष + रहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; नञ्/अभावार्थ-तत्पुरुषः (निमेषेण रहिताः)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सु-नील-अञ्जन-वर्ण-आभाम्: having the hue of deep-blue collyrium
• सु-नील-अञ्जन-वर्ण-आभाम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + नील + अञ्जन + वर्ण + आभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सुनीलस्य अञ्जनस्य वर्णस्य आभा यस्याः)

• स्व-अङ्गैः: with her own limbs/ornaments
• स्व-अङ्गैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वानि अङ्गानि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• प्रतिभूषिताम्: adorned, richly decorated
• प्रतिभूषिताम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-भूष् (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), उपसर्गः प्रति-; कर्मणि प्रयोगभावः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the devas’ unwavering, unblinking contemplation of the Goddess—an image of single-pointed devotion (ekāgratā) toward Śakti, whose manifest (saguṇa) radiance draws the mind into reverent stillness.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Shiva is Pati and Shakti is His inseparable power; beholding Parvati’s saguṇa splendor supports devotional worship that leads the devotee toward the deeper, formless truth of Shiva, often approached through Linga-upāsanā and reverence to the divine couple.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests steady darśana and dhyāna—gazing inwardly without distraction—supported by Shaiva aids like japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple purity practices (e.g., bhasma/Tripuṇḍra) to stabilize devotion.