Shloka 60

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

मुमुहुर्गणपाः सर्वे मुमोदांबा च पार्वती तस्य देवी तदा हृष्टा समक्षं त्रिदिवौकसाम्

Transliteration

mumuhurgaṇapāḥ sarve mumodāṃbā ca pārvatī tasya devī tadā hṛṣṭā samakṣaṃ tridivaukasām

Translation

شِوگنوں کے سب سردار خوشی سے جھوم اٹھے، اور امبا پاروتی بھی مسرور ہو گئی۔ وہ دیوی اُس وقت تریدیو کے باشندوں کے سامنے ہی شادمانی سے درخشاں کھڑی رہی۔

Word by Word

• मुमुहुः: rejoiced

• गणपाः: leaders of the gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)

• सर्वे: all

• मुमोद: delighted/rejoiced

• अम्बा: Ambā (the Mother Goddess)

• च: and

• पार्वती: Pārvatī

• तस्य: of him/thereupon (in that context)

• देवी: the Goddess

• तदा: then

• हृष्टा: thrilled, gladdened

• समक्षम्: in the presence of, before the eyes

• त्रिदिवौकसाम्: of the inhabitants of the three heavens (the devas).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Ambā
• Shiva’s Ganas
• Devas (Tridivaukas)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It highlights the auspicious presence of Śakti (Ambā Pārvatī) alongside Śiva’s gaṇas and the devas—implying that Linga-worship culminates in anugraha (grace), where the Lord’s presence becomes manifest and joy arises as a sign of spiritual auspiciousness.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva-tattva is indicated through the gaṇas’ rejoicing and the Goddess’s delighted presence: the Pati is not merely transcendent but also immanent—surrounded by his retinue and inseparable from Śakti, whose harmony signifies the Lord’s power to remove bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is the fruit of sādhana—devotional worship and Pāśupata-oriented discipline leading to divine proximity (sāmīpya) and the felt sign of grace: hṛṣa (spiritual joy) in the presence of the divine.