Shloka 29

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तव महाभाग विजयो नास्ति भूपते दुःखं करोमि विप्रस्य शापार्थं ससुरस्य मे

Transliteration

tasmāttava mahābhāga vijayo nāsti bhūpate duḥkhaṃ karomi viprasya śāpārthaṃ sasurasya me

Translation

لذلك، أيها الملك ذو الحظ، لن يكون النصر لك. يا حاكم الأرض، إنما أجلب الشدة لكي تنفذ لعنةُ البراهمي، وهو حَمِيَّي.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore

• तव: for you/your

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one

• विजयः: victory

• नास्ति: is not/does not exist

• भूपते: O king, lord of the earth

• दुःखम्: sorrow, distress

• करोमि: I cause/I do

• विप्रस्य: of the brāhmaṇa

• शापार्थम्: for the purpose of (making effective) the curse

• ससुरस्य: of (my) father-in-law

• मे: my

Speaker

A divine or empowered agent (likely a yakṣa/gaṇa/curse-bearer within the narrative) addressing a king

Characters & Entities

• Brahmin (Vipra)
• King (Bhūpati)

FAQs

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

It reinforces that dharma safeguards the devotee: disrespect toward a vipra (and thus toward sacred order upheld by Shiva as Pati) creates pāśa (bondage) that blocks success, urging humility and Shiva-centered rectification.

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

Implicitly, Shiva-tattva appears as the moral governance behind events: Pati ensures that karmic law and the potency of truthful speech (śāpa) operate, curbing royal pride and restoring dharmic balance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is prāyaścitta and śaraṇāgati: seeking forgiveness, honoring brāhmaṇas, and returning to disciplined devotion (Pāśupata-aligned conduct) to loosen pāśa and regain auspiciousness.