Shloka 31

देवदारुवनौकसां प्रति ब्रह्मोपदेशः—लिङ्गलक्षण-प्रतिष्ठा-विधिः, शिवमायारूपदर्शनं, स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

मायां कृत्वा तथारूपां देवस्तद्वनम् आगतः ततस्ते मुनयः सर्वे तुष्टुवुश् च समाहिताः

Transliteration

māyāṃ kṛtvā tathārūpāṃ devastadvanam āgataḥ tataste munayaḥ sarve tuṣṭuvuś ca samāhitāḥ

Translation

وبعد أن أظهر تلك الهيئة بمَايَا الإلهية، دخل الربّ ذلك الغاب. فحينئذٍ قام جميع أولئك الحكماء، وقد استجمعوا قلوبهم وهدأت سرائرهم، فسبّحوه بترانيم المديح.

Word by Word

• मायाम् (māyām): divine māyā, the Lord’s power of manifestation

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having made/produced

• तथा-रूपाम् (tathā-rūpām): of that very form/that kind of form

• देवः (devaḥ): the Lord (Pati, Shiva)

• तत्-वनम् (tad-vanam): that forest

• आगतः (āgataḥ): came/entered

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereupon

• ते (te): those

• मुनयः (munayaḥ): sages

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• तुष्टुवुः (tuṣṭuvuḥ): praised (with stotra)

• च (ca): and

• समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ): concentrated, composed in meditation

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode as part of the Purana’s discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Munis (Sages)

FAQs

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

It shows Shiva as Pati who freely manifests through māyā to become accessible to devotees; the sages respond with focused praise (stotra), a core devotional limb that supports Linga-upāsanā by purifying the pashu (soul) and turning it toward the Linga’s transcendent meaning.

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

Shiva-tattva is portrayed as sovereign and self-willed: He projects a form via māyā without being bound by it, entering the scene to guide and receive praise—indicating the Pati who uses śakti/māyā as an instrument while remaining untouched.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Samādhāna (samāhita-citta, collected mind) joined with stotra-pāṭha (hymnic praise). The verse implies a Pāśupata-oriented upāya where inner concentration and vocal/mental praise function together to loosen pāśa (bondage).