Shloka 30

Devas Praise Śiva; Gaṇeśa Manifests as Vighneśvara and Receives the Primacy of Worship

Devanagari script

एतद्वः कथितं सर्वं स्कन्दाग्रजसमुद्भवम् यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि श्रावयेद्वा सुखीभवेत्

Transliteration

etadvaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ skandāgrajasamudbhavam yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi śrāvayedvā sukhībhavet

Translation

So ist euch alles berichtet worden: die Erzählung von der Erscheinung des Ältergeborenen Skandas. Wer sie rezitiert, hört oder andere hören lässt, wird glücklich und heil, durch die Gnade des Pati (Śiva), der das Pāśa lockert, das den Paśu bindet.

Word by Word

• etat: this

• vaḥ: to you (all)

• kathitam: narrated/told

• sarvam: entirely/all

• skanda-agraja: Skanda’s elder-born (one)

• samudbhavam: arising/origin/manifestation

• yaḥ: whoever

• paṭhet: recites/reads

• śṛṇuyāt: hears/listens

• vā api: or even

• śrāvayet: causes (others) to hear/recites for others

• vā: or

• sukhī: happy/possessed of ease

• bhavet: becomes

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; concluding phala-śruti style statement)

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: it affirms that śravaṇa (hearing), pāṭha (recitation), and śrāvaṇa (teaching/causing others to hear) of this Shaiva account generate auspiciousness and sukha, reinforcing that devotion expressed through sacred transmission is itself a form of worship.

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

Implicitly, it presents Śiva as Pati—the gracious Lord whose narratives confer well-being; by engaging with them, the paśu (bound soul) is oriented toward release from pasha (bondage) through Shaiva grace and right devotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śravaṇa–pāṭha–pravacana (hearing, reciting, and transmitting sacred text) is highlighted as a devotional discipline aligned with Pāśupata bhakti and inner purification.