Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

ईश्वरागमनं हिमवदादि-समागमश्च / The Arrival of Īśvara and the Assembly of Himālaya, Devas, and Mountains

Devanagari script

तथा शिवस्य पृष्ठे च पार्श्वयोस्तु विराजितान् । देवादीन्प्रणनामासौ दृष्ट्वा गिरिवरेश्वरः

Transliteration

tathā śivasya pṛṣṭhe ca pārśvayostu virājitān | devādīnpraṇanāmāsau dṛṣṭvā girivareśvaraḥ

Translation

于是，至高群山之主（喜马拉雅）见诸天与诸天众生在湿婆身后及两侧光辉而立，便以恭敬之心俯首礼拜诸神。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पृष्ठे: on the back
• पृष्ठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• पार्श्वयोः: on (both) sides
• पार्श्वयोः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• विराजितान्: shining/placed resplendent
• विराजितान्: Karma (कर्म/object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-rāj (धातु) → virājita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• देव-आदीन्: the gods and others
• देव-आदीन्: Karma (कर्म/object of praṇanāma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ādi-meaning: 'and others'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• प्रणनाम: bowed down
• प्रणनाम: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ṇam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• असौ: he (that one)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/preceding action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• गिरिवर-ईश्वरः: the lord of the best mountains (Himālaya)
• गिरिवर-ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/subject; apposition to asau)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri-vara (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (giri-varaṇām īśvaraḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Himalaya
• Devas

FAQs

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

It teaches that true devotion includes humility: even Himālaya, honored among mountains, bows when he beholds Śiva’s divine retinue—recognizing Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) and the devas as His sanctioned powers and attendants.

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

The scene emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Śiva manifest with divine presence and attendants. In Linga-worship too, devotees honor Śiva as the center while respectfully acknowledging His gaṇas and the devas as part of His cosmic order, never independent of Him.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice praṇāma (reverential bowing) before beginning Śiva-pūjā—mentally offering salutations to Śiva first, and then to His divine attendants—cultivating humility and bhakti as the foundation for mantra-japa such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”