Shloka 11

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

याश् च सर्वेषु द्वीपेषु देवलोकेषु निम्नगाः ताश् च स्त्रीविग्रहाः सर्वाः संजग्मुर्हृष्टमानसाः

Transliteration

yāś ca sarveṣu dvīpeṣu devalokeṣu nimnagāḥ tāś ca strīvigrahāḥ sarvāḥ saṃjagmurhṛṣṭamānasāḥ

Translation

凡在一切洲渚与诸天界中向下流注的诸河——彼等亦皆化现为女身，怀欢喜高举之心而聚集，同来参与主宰的湿婆圣仪与吉祥临在。

Word by Word

• याः (yāḥ): those who

• च (ca): and

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu): in all

• द्वीपेषु (dvīpeṣu): continents/island-continents

• देवलोकेषु (devalokeṣu): in the worlds of the gods

• निम्नगाः (nimnagāḥ): rivers/streams that flow downward

• ताः (tāḥ): those

• च (ca): also/and

• स्त्री-विग्रहाः (strī-vigrahāḥ): having female forms/embodiments

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ): all

• संजग्मुः (saṃjagmuḥ): assembled/came together

• हृष्ट-मानसाः (hṛṣṭa-mānasāḥ): joyful in mind, delighted at heart

Speaker

Suta Goswami (outer narrator, describing events to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Sacred Rivers (Nimnagāḥ)

FAQs

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

It portrays all sacred rivers—sources of tirtha-purity—personifying and assembling joyfully, implying that Linga-puja is supported by the total sanctifying power of holy waters and divine realms.

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

By showing the cosmos (continents, deva-worlds, and their rivers) converging toward a single auspicious center, the verse hints at Shiva as Pati—the integrative principle to whom all purifying forces naturally incline.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-oriented principle is implied: tirtha-jala (consecrated water) and abhiṣeka are central supports for Shaiva worship, with the rivers symbolically ‘arriving’ to empower the rite.