Shloka 22

Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti

Request for the Account of Umā

Devanagari script

इतस्ततस्तत्र गच्छन्राजा मुनिवराश्रमम् । ददर्श कुसुमारामभ्राजितं सर्वतोदिशम्

Transliteration

itastatastatra gacchanrājā munivarāśramam | dadarśa kusumārāmabhrājitaṃ sarvatodiśam

Translation

ادھر اُدھر بھٹکتے ہوئے بادشاہ نے اس برگزیدہ مُنی کے آشرم کو دیکھا؛ وہاں اس نے ہر سمت پھولوں کے باغیچوں سے جگمگاتا ہوا وہ مقام مشاہدہ کیا۔

Word by Word

• इतस्: from here, this way
• इतस्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशा/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from here/this side)

• ततः: from there, that way
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशा/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/that way)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• गच्छन्: going
• गच्छन्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (while going)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुनिवराश्रमम्: the hermitage of the best sage
• मुनिवराश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनिवर + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनिवरस्य आश्रमम्)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुसुमारामभ्राजितम्: adorned/bright with a flower-garden
• कुसुमारामभ्राजितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुसुमाराम + भ्राजित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तृतीया/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः: (कुसुमारामेण भ्राजितम् / कुसुमारामे भ्राजितम्) ‘brightened by/with a flower-garden’

• सर्वतः: on all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/दिशावाचक-अव्यय (on all sides)

• दिशम्: direction, quarter
• दिशम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; दिक्-शब्द (direction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a seeker-king being led to a purified, auspicious space—the sage’s ashram—symbolizing the Shaiva ideal that proximity to holy beings and sacred environments prepares the mind for Shiva-bhakti and higher knowledge of Pati (Shiva).

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

The flower-radiant hermitage evokes the devotional setting for Saguna Shiva worship—especially offerings like flowers used in Linga-puja—showing that external purity and beauty support inner reverence toward Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Create a sattvic worship-space: offer fresh flowers to Shiva (Linga or image), keep the place clean, and steady the mind with japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) before seeking instruction from a guru or scripture.