Shloka 34

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

Nīrājana

Devanagari script

अथ कालीबहिः पुर्य्यां गत्वा पूज्य कुलाम्बिकाम् । विवेश भवनं रम्यं स्वपितुस्सद्विजाङ्गना

Transliteration

atha kālībahiḥ puryyāṃ gatvā pūjya kulāmbikām | viveśa bhavanaṃ ramyaṃ svapitussadvijāṅganā

Translation

ครั้นแล้วนางกุมารีผู้ทรงคุณธรรมได้ออกไปนอกนครชื่อ “กาลีบหิ” บูชาพระกุลาอัมพิกา (เทวีมารดาแห่งตระกูล) แล้วจึงเข้าสู่เรือนอันรื่นรมย์ของบิดาตน

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then)

• काली-बहिः: outside (the place) Kāli
• काली-बहिः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक) + बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; स्थानवाचक अव्यय (adverbial: outside Kāli/at Kāli’s outskirts)

• पुर्याम्: in the city
• पुर्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• पूज्य: having worshipped
• पूज्य: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/तुमुनर्थे अव्यय-भावे (gerundive/absolutive-like usage: having worshipped); अव्ययप्राय प्रयोग

• कुलाम्बिकाम्: Kulāmbikā (goddess)
• कुलाम्बिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलाम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• भवनम्: house
• भवनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रम्यम्: beautiful
• रम्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• स्व-पितुः: of her own father
• स्व-पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• सत्-द्विज-अङ्गना: the virtuous brahmin woman
• सत्-द्विज-अङ्गना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव (a virtuous brahmin-woman)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse situates Pārvatī’s (the maiden’s) movement through a local city and her customary kula-devī worship before entering her paternal home, reflecting domestic/lineage religiosity alongside Śaiva narrative.

Significance: Highlights the Purāṇic norm that kula-devī worship precedes major life-events and transitions; reinforces śraddhā, śaucācāra, and protection of lineage dharma.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Kulāmbikā
• Pārvatī
• Himālaya

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva view that auspicious beginnings are sanctified through reverence to Śakti (the Mother), showing purity, humility, and readiness for dharmic life—qualities that support devotion leading toward Shiva’s grace.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the narrative supports Saguna worship: honouring the Goddess as Shiva’s inseparable power (Śiva-Śakti) prepares the devotee’s mind for approaching Shiva in embodied, temple-based forms such as the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is pūjā with reverence before entering important life-stages: offering prayers to the Divine Mother, followed by inward recollection of Shiva (e.g., silent japa of the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind in sattva.