Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

स लब्ध्वा गाणपत्यं च भवेन सह मोदते यत्रायं कीर्त्यते विप्रैस् तावदास्ते तदा भवः

Transliteration

sa labdhvā gāṇapatyaṃ ca bhavena saha modate yatrāyaṃ kīrtyate viprais tāvadāste tadā bhavaḥ

Translation

فإذا نال مرتبة «غَنَپَتي» فرِح مع بهافا (شِيفا). وأينما تلا الحكماء من البراهمة هذا الذكر، أقام بهافا هناك ما دامت التلاوة قائمة.

Word by Word

• स (sa): he

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā): having obtained/attained

• गाणपत्यं (gāṇapatyaṃ): the status/office of Gaṇapati, lordship over the Gaṇas

• च (ca): and

• भवेन (bhavena): with Bhava, i.e., Śiva

• सह (saha): together

• मोदते (modate): rejoices, delights

• यत्र (yatra): wherever

• अयं (ayaṃ): this (narrative/praise)

• कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate): is praised/recited

• विप्रैः (vipraiḥ): by brāhmaṇas/sages

• तावत् (tāvat): for that duration

• आस्ते (āste): remains, abides

• तदा (tadā): then/there

• भवः (bhavaḥ): Bhava, Śiva

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhava
• Ganapati
• Ganas
• Vipras

FAQs

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

It teaches that śiva-kīrtana (recitation of Shiva-related glory) is itself a form of worship: wherever it is performed by qualified vipras, Bhava’s presence is invoked and sustained for the duration, making that space fit for Liṅga-pūjā and grace.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati—freely present where devotion and right praise arise—showing his anugraha (bestowing grace) and immanence: he ‘abides’ in the locus of dharmic remembrance, not limited by place but revealed through kīrtana.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights kīrtana/pāṭha (scriptural recitation) as a potent upāya: a devotional discipline that purifies the pashu (individual soul) and loosens pāśa (bondage) by sustained remembrance of Pati (Shiva).