Shloka 10

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

अग्नयो नैव दीप्यन्ति न च दीप्यति भास्करः ग्रहाश् च न प्रकाश्यन्ते न देवा न च दानवाः

Transliteration

agnayo naiva dīpyanti na ca dīpyati bhāskaraḥ grahāś ca na prakāśyante na devā na ca dānavāḥ

Translation

هناك لا تشتعل النيران، ولا تشرق الشمس؛ ولا تُضيء الكواكب، ولا يبدو الدِّيفات ولا الدانافات متلألئين. وهكذا يُشار إلى سموّ اللِّينغا الأسمى—باتي (شيفا)—فهو متعالٍ عن كل نورٍ مخلوق، وبعيدٌ عن منال البَشو (paśu) المقيَّدين بقيود الباشا (pāśa).

Word by Word

• अग्नयः: fires

• न एव: not at all

• दीप्यन्ति: blaze/shine

• न च: and not

• दीप्यति: shines

• भास्करः: the Sun

• ग्रहाः: planets/celestial bodies

• च: and

• न: not

• प्रकाश्यन्ते: illumine/are visible

• न: not

• देवाः: devas/gods

• न च: nor

• दानवाः: dānavas/demons

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; describing the scene of the transcendent Linga to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Bhaskara (Surya)
• Grahas
• Devas
• Danavas
• Shiva (implied as the Supreme Linga/Pati)

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Linga signifies Shiva as the self-luminous Pati, not an object illuminated by external fire or sun—so worship is directed to the transcendent source of all radiance, not merely to a visible form.

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

By stating that even fire, the Sun, and the grahas do not shine there, it points to Shiva-tattva as beyond worldly prakāśa (created light) and beyond the scope of devas and dānavas—indicating an absolute reality surpassing the guṇas and cosmic functions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It implies an inward, Pāśupata-oriented contemplation: when external lights and powers are negated, the paśu turns from sensory supports to meditative recognition of the inner, self-revealing Linga (Pati) that cuts pāśa.