Shloka 57

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

निवेदितुं किलात्मानं तस्मै पत्युरिहाज्ञया एतस्मिन्नन्तरे भर्ता तस्या नार्याः सुदर्शनः

Transliteration

nivedituṃ kilātmānaṃ tasmai patyurihājñayā etasminnantare bhartā tasyā nāryāḥ sudarśanaḥ

Translation

وإذ أرادت أن تقدّم نفسها له امتثالًا لأمر زوجها، ففي تلك اللحظة بعينها وصل سيّدها—زوج تلك المرأة، سودرشَنا.

Word by Word

• निवेदितुम्: to present/submit (herself)

• किल: indeed/it is said

• आत्मानम्: herself

• तस्मै: to him

• पत्युः: of (her) husband

• इह: here/at this point

• आज्ञया: by the command

• एतस्मिन् अन्तरे: in the meantime/at that very interval

• भर्ता: husband/lord

• तस्याः नार्याः: of that woman

• सुदर्शनः: (named) Sudarśana

Speaker

Suta Goswami (outer narration to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Sudarshana

FAQs

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

Though not a direct ritual injunction, the verse advances the narrative where dharmic intent and timely intervention frame Shiva’s unseen governance—anugraha that ultimately supports devotion and right conduct around Shiva-centered worship.

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

Implicitly, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the supreme regulator—whose grace operates through circumstance and timing; the pashu’s actions unfold within a divinely ordered sequence that can loosen pasha (bondage) through dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja-vidhi appears in this line; the takeaway is preparatory discipline—obedience to dharma and inner resolve—which in Shaiva Siddhanta is a foundation for eligibility (adhikara) for Shiva-puja and Pashupata-oriented sadhana.