Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4

दक्षयज्ञदर्शनम् — The Vision of Dakṣa’s Great Sacrifice

and the Onset of Vīrabhadra’s Terror

Devanagari script

देवांगनासहस्राढ्यमप्सरोगणसेवितम् । वेणुवीणारवैर्जुष्टं वेदघोषैश्च बृंहितम्

Transliteration

devāṃganāsahasrāḍhyamapsarogaṇasevitam | veṇuvīṇāravairjuṣṭaṃ vedaghoṣaiśca bṛṃhitam

Translation

สถานที่นั้นอุดมด้วยนางฟ้าเทวะนับพัน และมีหมู่อัปสรามาคอยปรนนิบัติ เสียงขลุ่ยและวีณากังวานก้อง และยิ่งสง่างามด้วยเสียงสาธยายพระเวทที่สะท้อนกึกก้อง

Word by Word

• देव-अङ्गना-सहस्र-आढ्यम्: abounding in a thousand celestial maidens
• देव-अङ्गना-सहस्र-आढ्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवाङ्गनानां सहस्रेण आढ्यम् = rich with a thousand celestial women)

• अप्सरः-गण-सेवितम्: attended by groups of apsarases
• अप्सरः-गण-सेवितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + सेवित (कृदन्त; √सेव् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सेवित’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अप्सरोगणैः सेवितम्)

• वेणु-वीणा-रवैः: with the sounds of flute and vīṇā
• वेणु-वीणा-रवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेणु (प्रातिपदिक) + वीणा (प्रातिपदिक) + रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (वेणुश्च वीणाच; तयोः रवाः)

• जुष्टम्: frequented/filled
• जुष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √जुष् (धातु) → जुष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• वेद-घोषैः: with Vedic chants
• वेद-घोषैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य घोषाः = Vedic chants)

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

• बृंहितम्: made resounding
• बृंहितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √बृंह् (धातु) → बृंहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The yajña becomes a celestial spectacle—apsarās, music, and Vedic chant—highlighting how even heaven’s aesthetic grandeur can mask spiritual fault when Śiva is dishonored.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Apsaras
• Vedas
• Deva maidens

FAQs

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

The verse highlights sacred sound (Veda-ghoṣa) and devotional ambience as signs of a sanctified realm where dharma and divine presence are naturally intensified—an outer reflection of inner purity and God-centered awareness (Pati-bhakti) valued in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

By emphasizing Vedic proclamation and auspicious music, it points to Saguna worship where the Lord is approached through audible praise, mantra, and ritual recitation—supports commonly offered in Linga-pūjā to steady the mind and direct devotion toward Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt nāda-upāsanā in Shiva worship: chant Vedic hymns or the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with steady rhythm; accompany with devotional music if appropriate, keeping the focus on Shiva and purity of intention (optionally with Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva supports).