Shloka 67

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा वसिष्ठो ऽपि पपात भूमौ पौत्रस्य वाक्यं स रुदन्दयालुः अरुन्धती चाश्रमवासिनस्तदा मुनेर्वसिष्ठस्य मुनीश्वराश् च

Transliteration

śrutvā vasiṣṭho 'pi papāta bhūmau pautrasya vākyaṃ sa rudandayāluḥ arundhatī cāśramavāsinastadā munervasiṣṭhasya munīśvarāś ca

Translation

পৌত্রের কথা শুনে দয়ালু ঋষি বশিষ্ঠও কাঁদতে কাঁদতে ভূমিতে লুটিয়ে পড়লেন। তখন অরুন্ধতী, আশ্রমবাসীরা এবং বশিষ্ঠ-মুনির সঙ্গে যুক্ত মহর্ষিরাও শোকে আচ্ছন্ন হয়ে বিলাপ করতে লাগলেন।

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha

• अपि: also

• पपात: fell down

• भूमौ: on the ground

• पौत्रस्य: of the grandson

• वाक्यम्: the statement/words

• सः: he

• रुदन्: weeping

• दयालुः: compassionate, tender-hearted

• अरुन्धती: Arundhatī

• च: and

• आश्रमवासिनः: dwellers of the āśrama (hermitage)

• तदा: then

• मुनेः वसिष्ठस्य: of the sage Vasiṣṭha

• मुनीश्वराः: lordly sages, foremost seers

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Arundhatī
• Āśrama-vāsins (hermitage residents)
• Munīśvaras (great sages)
• Pautra (grandson, unnamed)

FAQs

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

It frames the human experience of sorrow within a dharmic setting, preparing the mind (pashu) for refuge in Pati—Shiva—through devotion and eventual Linga-centered worship as a means to transcend pasha (bondage).

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the verse highlights the limits of worldly supports—even among exalted rishis—implying the need for the transcendent Pati (Shiva-tattva) who alone grants steadiness beyond grief.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata-oriented inner discipline—turning intense emotion into vairagya and śaraṇāgati (surrender), which becomes the ground for effective Shiva-upāsanā.