Shloka 6

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

तुष्टो रुद्रो जगन्नाथश् चेकितानो वृषध्वजः धूर्जटिः परमेशानो भगवान्नीललोहितः

Transliteration

tuṣṭo rudro jagannāthaś cekitāno vṛṣadhvajaḥ dhūrjaṭiḥ parameśāno bhagavānnīlalohitaḥ

Translation

رودرا—وقد رضي وتلطّف—هو ربّ الكون؛ اليقِظُ أبدًا؛ صاحبُ الراية التي تحمل الثور؛ ذو الضفائر المعقودة (دهورجَطي)؛ الحاكمُ الأعلى (برميشانَ)؛ البهاغافان نيلالوهِتَ، ذو اللون الأزرق والأحمر.

Word by Word

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ): pleased, propitious

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ): Rudra, Shiva

• जगन्नाथः (jagannāthaḥ): Lord of the world

• चेकितानः (cekitānaḥ): vigilant, attentive, discerning

• वृषध्वजः (vṛṣadhvajaḥ): whose emblem is the bull (Dharma/Nandin)

• धूर्जटिः (dhūrjaṭiḥ): the matted-haired one

• परमेशानः (parameśānaḥ): Supreme Lord, Pati over all

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord endowed with sovereignty

• नीललोहितः (nīlalohitaḥ): blue-and-red one, auspicious fiery-and-cool radiance

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Rudra-stuti / Shiva-nama enumeration to the sages at Naimisharanya; contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Jagannatha
• Nīlalohita

FAQs

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

It functions as nāma-smarana (name-contemplation) of Pati (Shiva): reciting such epithets establishes the worshipper’s mind in Rudra’s lordship (Jagannātha, Parameśāna) and auspiciousness (tuṣṭaḥ), which is central to Linga-pūjā as inward recognition of the Supreme.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati—the supreme sovereign (Parameśāna, Bhagavān) who governs the cosmos (Jagannātha), ever-aware (Cekitāna), and transcendent yet immanent through visible signs like the bull-emblem (Vṛṣadhvaja) and the luminous Nīlalohita form.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is japa and dhyāna through Shiva-nāma recitation—an essential limb supporting Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā, where repeated remembrance of Pati loosens pāśa (bondage) binding the paśu (individual soul).