Shloka 32

गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva

Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas

Devanagari script

त्वद्भक्तिश्रुतिमात्रेण हर्षाश्रुपुलकान्विता । त्वन्निन्दया भवेन्मौना मृत्युंजय मृता इव

Transliteration

tvadbhaktiśrutimātreṇa harṣāśrupulakānvitā | tvannindayā bhavenmaunā mṛtyuṃjaya mṛtā iva

Translation

โอ้พระมฤตยูญชัย เพียงได้ยินเรื่องภักติแด่พระองค์ ข้าพเจ้าก็เปี่ยมปีติ—น้ำตาเอ่อและกายเกิดขนลุก แต่เมื่อได้ยินผู้คนกล่าวร้ายพระองค์ ข้าพเจ้าก็นิ่งงัน ราวกับตายแล้ว

Word by Word

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive) एकवचनार्थे अव्ययवत् रूपम्; ‘of you/your’

• भक्तिश्रुतिमात्रेण: by merely hearing (of) devotion
• भक्तिश्रुतिमात्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति + श्रुति + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुष-समास: भक्तेः श्रुतेः मात्रम् (mere hearing of devotion)

• हर्षाश्रुपुलकान्विता: endowed with joy, tears, and goosebumps
• हर्षाश्रुपुलकान्विता: Viśeṣaṇa of Karta (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष + अश्रु + पुलक + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular); समाहार/समुच्चयार्थ-तत्पुरुष: हर्षेण अश्रुभिः पुलकैः च अन्विता (endowed with joy, tears, and horripilation)

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive) एकवचनार्थे अव्ययवत् रूपम्; ‘of you/your’

• निन्दया: by (your) censure/blame
• निन्दया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• मौना: silent
• मौना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मौन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular); भावे विशेषणम् (silent)

• मृत्युञ्जय: O Mṛtyuñjaya
• मृत्युञ्जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्युञ्जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• मृता: dead
• मृता: Upamāna-dharma (उपमानधर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• इव: as if/like
• इव: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (comparative particle)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् ॥

Type: mahamrityunjaya

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It describes the classical marks of mature bhakti toward Pati (Śiva): joyful tears and bodily thrill on hearing His devotion, and a reverent, grief-struck silence when His name is insulted—showing unwavering inner allegiance to Shiva.

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

The verse highlights devotion centered on Shiva’s manifest, hearable and praisable presence (Saguna)—His names, glories, and devotees. Such śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (praise) naturally support Linga-worship by keeping the mind absorbed in Shiva’s qualities and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śravaṇa-kīrtana of Shiva’s names and stories—especially japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—cultivating devotional emotion; and maintaining mauna (disciplined silence) rather than engaging in disrespectful speech about Shiva.