Shloka 53

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

Devanagari script

ततः प्रत्यागतप्राणः समुदैक्षन् महेश्वरम् स उद्वीक्ष्य चिरं कालं स्निग्धगंभीरया गिरा

Transliteration

tataḥ pratyāgataprāṇaḥ samudaikṣan maheśvaram sa udvīkṣya ciraṃ kālaṃ snigdhagaṃbhīrayā girā

Translation

ثم لما عادت إليه أنفاسه، رفع بصره فرأى مهيشڤرا. وبعد أن أطال النظر إليه زمنًا، تكلّم بصوتٍ رقيقٍ عميق.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then

• pratyāgata-prāṇaḥ: one whose prāṇa (life-breath) had returned/restored

• samudaikṣat: looked up, beheld

• maheśvaram: Maheśvara (the Great Lord, Śiva as Pati)

• saḥ: he

• udvīkṣya: having gazed/looking attentively

• ciram kālam: for a long time

• snigdha: tender, affectionate, gentle

• gambhīrayā: deep, grave

• girā: with speech/voice

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal scene where a revived individual addresses Shiva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Maheśvara)

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as the life-giving Pati whose darśana restores prāṇa; Linga-worship is thus framed as approaching the Lord who grants anugraha and reawakens the devotee’s inner vitality and devotion.

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

Shiva appears as Maheśvara—sovereign Pati—whose presence compels prolonged contemplation; His reality evokes both tenderness (snigdha) and depth (gambhīra), indicating compassionate grace joined with transcendent majesty.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies a Pāśupata-oriented discipline of darśana and inner composure: after prāṇa is steadied/restored, one fixes attention on Shiva and speaks from a purified, controlled state—an inward yogic readiness for instruction or mantra.