Shloka 29
भोजन-आह्वान-प्रकरणम् — The Episode of Invitation and the Divine Feast
सर्वे सुरास्समुत्तस्थुर्विष्ण्वाद्यास्सुमुदान्विताः । स्वेष्टं संस्मृत्य देवेशं सज्जिभूतास्ससंभ्रमाः
sarve surāssamuttasthurviṣṇvādyāssumudānvitāḥ | sveṣṭaṃ saṃsmṛtya deveśaṃ sajjibhūtāssasaṃbhramāḥ
ครั้งนั้นเหล่าเทพทั้งปวงมีพระวิษณุนำหน้า ต่างลุกขึ้นพร้อมกันด้วยความปีติยินดี ครั้นระลึกถึงพระศิวะผู้เป็นเทพเจ้าแห่งเทพทั้งหลาย อันเป็นองค์ที่ตนบูชา ก็รีบเตรียมพร้อมด้วยความเคารพและความเร่งร้อนแห่งศรัทธา।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The devas’ remembrance of their iṣṭa-devatā (Śiva) and immediate readiness resembles a ‘call to darśana’ motif rather than a site legend.
Significance: Teaches iṣṭa-smaraṇa (remembrance of one’s chosen Lord) as the trigger for preparedness and receptivity to grace.
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva as Deveśa: when the mind turns to the Lord with devotion, divine grace and inner readiness arise, moving beings from inertia to purposeful, dharmic action.
By calling Śiva their sveṣṭa (iṣṭa-devatā) and Deveśa, the verse affirms Saguna devotion—approaching the Supreme through a worshipable form (such as the Liṅga) that gathers the heart into reverent, focused worship.
Practice īśvara-smaraṇa: mentally recall Śiva (e.g., with the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), then become “sajjibhūta”—prepared for pūjā, japa, or quiet meditation with disciplined attention.