Shloka 50

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

भव भक्त्याद्य दृष्टो ऽहं त्वयाण्डज जगद्गुरो सो ऽपि मामाह भावार्थं दत्तं तस्मै मया पुरा

Transliteration

bhava bhaktyādya dṛṣṭo 'haṃ tvayāṇḍaja jagadguro so 'pi māmāha bhāvārthaṃ dattaṃ tasmai mayā purā

Translation

O Bhava (Śiva), durch Bhakti habe ich Dich nun geschaut. O Eiergeborener (Brahmā), Guru der Welt—auch er sprach zu mir: „Den inneren Sinn (bhāvārtha), den ich ihm einst vor langer Zeit gegeben habe.“

Word by Word

• भव (bhava): Bhava, Śiva

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā): by devotion, through bhakti

• अद्य (adya): today, now

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ): seen, beheld

• अहम् (aham): I

• त्वया (tvayā): by you

• अण्डज (āṇḍaja): egg-born (Brahmā)

• जगद्गुरो (jagadguro): O teacher of the world

• सः अपि (so 'pi): he also

• माम् (mām): to me

• आह (āha): said, spoke

• भावार्थम् (bhāvārtham): inner meaning, intended purport

• दत्तम् (dattam): given, bestowed

• तस्मै (tasmai): to him

• मया (mayā): by me

• पुरा (purā): formerly, long ago

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a recalled dialogue within the Purana’s teaching-lineage)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Śiva (Bhava) is truly ‘seen’ through bhakti, and that the practice and meaning of worship are safeguarded by bhāvārtha—an inner purport transmitted through an authorized guru-lineage.

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

Śiva is presented as Bhava, the accessible Pati (Lord) who grants darśana not merely through ritual formality but through devotional alignment; the ‘inner meaning’ indicates that Śiva-tattva is grasped by realized insight, not only by external acts.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds bhakti as the operative discipline and points to initiatory transmission (upadeśa) of bhāvārtha—consistent with Pāśupata-oriented practice where inner realization guides outer pūjā and loosens pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).