Shloka 17

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

हिमाचलोऽपि ससुतोऽगच्छत्स्नेहवशी बुधः । प्राप्तस्तत्र प्रभुर्यत्र सामरः प्रीतिमावहन्

Transliteration

himācalo'pi sasuto'gacchatsnehavaśī budhaḥ | prāptastatra prabhuryatra sāmaraḥ prītimāvahan

Translation

ہماچل بھی محبت کے زیرِ اثر، دانا بن کر اپنی بیٹی کے ساتھ روانہ ہوا۔ وہ اسی مقام پر پہنچا جہاں امروں کے ساتھ پروردگار جلوہ فرما تھے اور خوشی و عنایت عطا فرما رہے تھے۔

Word by Word

• himācalaḥ: Himālaya (the snowy mountain)
• himācalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himācala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (हिमस्य अचलः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: also/even)

• sa-sutaḥ: with his child (daughter)
• sa-sutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (सह-तत्पुरुषः: ‘with (his) son/daughter’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (qualifying himācalaḥ)

• agacchat: went
• agacchat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sneha-vaśī: overpowered by affection
• sneha-vaśī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक) + vaśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘under the control of affection’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• budhaḥ: wise
• budhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (wise)

• prāptaḥ: arrived
• prāptaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + āp (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (he) having arrived

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• sa-amaraḥ: together with the gods
• sa-amaraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह) + amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (सह-तत्पुरुषः: ‘with the gods/immortals’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (qualifying prabhuḥ)

• prītim: joy/affection
• prītim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āvahan: bringing/causing
• āvahan: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + vah (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (qualifying prabhuḥ)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Himācala’s approach to Śiva’s divine presence for the auspicious marriage-festival context.

Significance: Darśana of Śiva ‘with the devas’ is presented as joy-bestowing; approaching the Lord with bhāva (sneha) is implicitly meritorious.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Himācala (Himālaya)
• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Devas (Amaras)

FAQs

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

It highlights how loving devotion (sneha-bhakti) naturally draws the soul and its supports toward the presence of Pati (Śiva), whose grace brings inner joy—an essential Shaiva Siddhānta theme of divine favor leading the bound being toward auspiciousness.

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

The verse emphasizes meeting the Lord in a manifest, approachable form—Saguna Śiva—attended by devas, indicating that reverent approach to Śiva’s presence (often through Liṅga worship in the Purāṇa’s ritual culture) culminates in prīti, the felt blessing of the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is devotional approach: proceed to Śiva with love and reverence—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple pūjā (offerings with purity), seeking Śiva’s prīti (graceful joy).