Shloka 14

Upamanyu’s Tapas, Shiva’s Indra-Form Test, and the Bestowal of Kshiroda and Gaṇapatya

Devanagari script

भवप्रसादजं सर्वं नान्यदेवप्रसादजम् अन्यदेवेषु निरता दुःखार्ता विभ्रमन्ति च

Transliteration

bhavaprasādajaṃ sarvaṃ nānyadevaprasādajam anyadeveṣu niratā duḥkhārtā vibhramanti ca

Translation

Alle Errungenschaften entspringen der Gnade Bhavas (Śivas), nicht der Gunst anderer Gottheiten. Wer sich anderen Göttern hingibt, vom Leid bedrängt, irrt weiter in Verblendung umher.

Word by Word

• bhava: Bhava, Śiva

• prasāda-jam: born of grace, arising from favor

• sarvam: all (results/attainments)

• na: not

• anya-deva: other deities

• prasāda-jam: born of (their) grace

• anya-deveṣu: among/with regard to other gods

• niratāḥ: absorbed, devoted

• duḥkha-ārtāḥ: distressed by suffering

• vibhramanti: wander, err, are deluded

• ca: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching as received within the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-bhakti as reliance on Śiva’s anugraha (grace): the real fruit of worship is granted by Bhava alone, while seeking results elsewhere keeps the pashu (soul) circling in confusion.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the sovereign bestower whose prasāda is the decisive cause behind all meaningful attainments, including the removal of pāśa (bondage) and the end of duḥkha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is ekānta-śaraṇāgati (single-point refuge) in Śiva, a key inner discipline supporting Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā and Linga-pūjā by reducing vibhrama (mental wandering) and fruit-seeking elsewhere.