Shloka 134

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

ततः स नन्दी सह षण्मुखेन तथा च सार्धं गिरिराजपुत्र्या विवेश दिव्यं भवनं भवो ऽपि यथाम्बुदो ऽन्याम्बुदम् अम्बुदाभः

Transliteration

tataḥ sa nandī saha ṣaṇmukhena tathā ca sārdhaṃ girirājaputryā viveśa divyaṃ bhavanaṃ bhavo 'pi yathāmbudo 'nyāmbudam ambudābhaḥ

Translation

随后，难提与六面者（善穆迦、斯甘达）同在，又偕同山王之女帕尔瓦蒂，进入那座神圣的宫殿。婆伐（湿婆）亦入其中——色如云霭——如同一朵雨云融入另一朵云。

Word by Word

• ततः: then

• स: he (Nandī)

• नन्दी: Nandī (Śiva’s chief gaṇa)

• सह: along with

• षण्मुखेन: with Ṣaṇmukha (Kārttikeya/Skanda)

• तथा च: and also

• सार्धम्: together, accompanied by

• गिरिराजपुत्र्या: with the daughter of the mountain-king (Pārvatī)

• विवेश: entered

• दिव्यम्: divine

• भवनम्: abode, mansion

• भवः अपि: Bhava (Śiva) also

• यथा: just as

• अम्बुदः: a cloud

• अन्य-अम्बुदम्: another cloud

• अम्बुदाभः: cloud-like in appearance (cloud-hued).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Nandi
• Skanda
• Giriraja (Himalaya)

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva’s abode as the living spiritual center of worship: approaching the divine presence through Nandī (gateway of devotion) and Śiva-Śakti togetherness, which is foundational to Linga-bhakti and temple-darśana.

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

Śiva is presented as Bhava—Pati, the sovereign Lord—whose presence is all-pervading and seamless, likened to a cloud merging into cloud, suggesting non-obstructed, sovereign being beyond fragmentation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) through Nandī and gaṇa-association, a devotional doorway aligned with Pāśupata orientation—turning the pashu toward Pati by reverent approach and sacred proximity (darśana).