Shloka 22

श्वेतमुनिना कालस्य निग्रहः (मृत्युञ्जय-भक्ति-प्रसादः)

Devanagari script

ननाद चोर्ध्वमुच्चधीर् निरीक्ष्य चान्तकान्तकम् निरीक्षणेन वै मृतं भवस्य विप्रपुङ्गवाः

Transliteration

nanāda cordhvamuccadhīr nirīkṣya cāntakāntakam nirīkṣaṇena vai mṛtaṃ bhavasya viprapuṅgavāḥ

Translation

ثم زأرَ زئيرًا عاليًا وهو يرفعُ بصرَه إلى فوق؛ فلمّا نظرَ بهافا إلى ذلك العدوّ—المهيب كالموتِ نفسه—قُتِل حقًّا بمجرّدِ نظرةٍ من بهافا، يا خيرةَ البراهمة.

Word by Word

• ननाद: roared

• च: and

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upward

• उच्चधीः: the high-minded one / the resolute one

• निरीक्ष्य: having looked / beholding

• च: and

• अन्तकान्तकम्: the slayer of the Ender (a dread epithet indicating a death-dealing adversary)

• निरीक्षणेन: by (mere) looking / by the glance

• वै: indeed

• मृतम्: slain / made dead

• भवस्य: of Bhava (Śiva)

• विप्रपुङ्गवाः: O foremost among Brahmins

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Bhava)

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva (Bhava) as Pati whose mere awareness-glance dissolves even death-like forces; Linga worship centers on invoking that sovereign grace (anugraha) which cuts pasha and protects the pashu.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as supreme icchā-jñāna-kriyā śakti: without weapons or effort, his jñāna (cognizing glance) is sufficient to end the adversary—signifying transcendence over anta (death/termination) and all limiting powers.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies the Pāśupata emphasis on śiva-dṛṣṭi (abidance in Śiva’s awareness): through steady contemplation of the Lord (linga-dhyāna), the yogin seeks the purifying ‘glance’ of grace that destroys inner enemies like fear and death-consciousness.