Shloka 10

शिवार्चनविधिः — देवतानां पाशुपतव्रतप्राप्तिः तथा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् (अध्याय ८०)

Devanagari script

अपश्यंस्तत्पुरं देवाः सेन्द्रोपेन्द्राः समाहिताः प्रणेमुर्दूरतश्चैव प्रभावादेव शूलिनः

Transliteration

apaśyaṃstatpuraṃ devāḥ sendropendrāḥ samāhitāḥ praṇemurdūrataścaiva prabhāvādeva śūlinaḥ

Translation

فلما أبصرَتِ الآلهةُ تلك المدينةَ الإلهية—ومعهم إندرا وأوبندرا—استقرت قلوبُهم في السكون؛ وحتى من بعيدٍ سجدوا، لا لشيءٍ إلا لهيبةِ ربِّ الرمحِ الثلاثي، شيفا.

Word by Word

• अपश्यन् (apaśyan): beholding/seeing

• तत्पुरम् (tat-puram): that city

• देवाः (devāḥ): the gods

• सेन्द्रोपेन्द्राः (sendropendrāḥ): together with Indra and Upendra (Viṣṇu)

• समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ): collected, concentrated, composed in mind

• प्रणेमुः (praṇemuḥ): they bowed/prostrated

• दूरतः (dūrataḥ): from a distance

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• प्रभावात् (prabhāvāt): due to the overpowering majesty/splendor

• एव (eva): alone/solely

• शूलिनः (śūlinaḥ): of the Trident-holder, Śiva

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra
• Upendra (Vishnu)
• Devas

FAQs

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

It shows that Shiva’s presence (prabhāva) naturally evokes reverence even before close approach—supporting the Linga principle that the formless Pati becomes worshipable through manifest signs that draw the soul (paśu) into surrender.

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

Shiva is presented as Śūlin—the sovereign Pati whose innate majesty compels alignment and humility in even the highest devas, indicating His transcendence over all conditioned powers.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Samāhita (mental collectedness) and praṇāma (prostration) are emphasized—core Pāśupata dispositions where concentration and surrender loosen pāśa (bondage) and orient the paśu toward the grace of Pati.