Shloka 17

घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset

Satī’s Address to Śiva

Devanagari script

शिखसारंगयोर्दृष्ट्वा मित्रादपि पराभवम् । हर्षं गच्छंति गिरिशं विदूरमपि मानसम्

Transliteration

śikhasāraṃgayordṛṣṭvā mitrādapi parābhavam | harṣaṃ gacchaṃti giriśaṃ vidūramapi mānasam

Translation

شِکھ اور سارنگ کے ہاتھوں ایک دوست نما حلیف بھی مغلوب ہوا یہ دیکھ کر وہ سب خوشی سے بھر گئے؛ اور گِریش (شیو) اگرچہ ظاہر میں دور تھے، دل میں مسرور ہوئے۔

Word by Word

• śikha-sāraṅgayoḥ: of Śikha and Sāraṅga
• śikha-sāraṅgayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikha (प्रातिपदिक) + sāraṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Dvivacana; dvandva: 'of Śikha and Sāraṅga'

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त), avyaya; 'having seen'

• mitrāt: than a friend / from a friend
• mitrāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Pañcamī (5th), Ekavacana; ablative with comparison

• api: even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) meaning 'even/also'

• parābhavam: defeat, humiliation
• parābhavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parābhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• harṣam: joy
• harṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• gacchanti: they go/attain
• gacchanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present/लट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• giriśam: Giriśa (Śiva)
• giriśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'lord of mountains' (Śiva)

• vidūram: far (away)
• vidūram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vidūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; used adverbially with 'api'

• api: even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात)

• mānasam: mind, heart
• mānasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; object (understood: 'mind/heart')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse highlights Śiva’s inward assent/joy (mānasa-harṣa) at events unfolding around Satī and His gaṇas/allies.

Significance: General teaching: the Lord’s grace operates even when He appears ‘distant’; remembrance of Śiva (smaraṇa) is itself auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that outcomes in the world—even conflicts among allies—ultimately unfold under Śiva’s higher will; the devotee is invited to trust the inner governance (antaryāmitva) of Giriśa, who remains inwardly aware and responsive even when seemingly distant.

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

By naming Śiva as Giriśa and describing His inward delight, the verse supports Saguna devotion: the Lord is a personal, responsive deity. Linga-worship trains the mind to perceive this ever-present Śiva, who may be unseen externally yet present within and around all events.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is inward remembrance (smaraṇa) of Śiva during changing circumstances—mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offering the results to Him—cultivating steady bhakti whether the Lord seems near or far.