Shloka 18

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness

Devanagari script

ततो देवास्सगंधर्वा विद्याधरमहोरगाः । मुमुचुः पुष्पवृष्टिं च साधुवादान्मनोनुगान्

Transliteration

tato devāssagaṃdharvā vidyādharamahoragāḥ | mumucuḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ ca sādhuvādānmanonugān

Translation

Bấy giờ chư thiên—cùng các Gandharva, Vidyādhara và đại xà—rải mưa hoa, đồng thanh cất tiếng “Lành thay! Lành thay!”, hoan hỷ tán thán.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'thereupon/from that')

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सगन्धर्वाः: together with Gandharvas
• सगन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः/सह-समासः (गन्धर्वैः सह)

• विद्याधरमहोरगाः: Vidyādharas and great serpents
• विद्याधरमहोरगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधर + महोरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (विद्याधराश्च महोरगाश्च)

• मुमुचुः: released/let fall
• मुमुचुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुष्पवृष्टिम्: a shower of flowers
• पुष्पवृष्टिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुष्पाणां वृष्टिः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• साधुवादान्: cries of 'well done'/acclamations
• साधुवादान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु-वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (साधवः वादाः)

• मनोनुगान्: following the mind/heartfelt
• मनोनुगान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस्-अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मनसः अनुगाः = मनोऽनुगाः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Vidyadharas
• Mahoragas

FAQs

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

The flower-shower and “sādhu” acclamations signify cosmic assent: when an act aligns with dharma and devotion to Pati (Śiva), even celestial beings rejoice, affirming the auspiciousness that supports the soul’s movement toward grace and liberation.

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

Such celestial praise commonly accompanies moments when Saguna Śiva’s will is recognized in the world—devotion and righteous conduct become visible signs of His anugraha (grace), which Linga-worship seeks to invoke through reverence, purity, and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer flowers with the Panchākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate inner “sādhu-vāda”—a mind that sincerely praises and consents to Śiva’s order; this verse supports bhakti-oriented pūjā rather than prescribing a specific bhasma or rudrākṣa rite.