Shloka 5

उपमन्युना कृष्णाय पाशुपतज्ञान-प्रदानम् तथा दानविधि-फलश्रुतिः

Devanagari script

नमश्चकार तं दृष्ट्वा धौम्याग्रजमहो द्विजाः बहुमानेन वै कृष्णस् त्रिः कृत्वा वै प्रदक्षिणम्

Transliteration

namaścakāra taṃ dṛṣṭvā dhaumyāgrajamaho dvijāḥ bahumānena vai kṛṣṇas triḥ kṛtvā vai pradakṣiṇam

Translation

Als sie den ehrwürdigen älteren Bruder Dhaumyas erblickten, verneigten sich die großen Zweimalgeborenen in Verehrung; und auch Kṛṣṇa umschritt ihn in tiefem Respekt dreimal in der glückverheißenden Rechtswendung (pradakṣiṇā).

Word by Word

• नमश्चकार: bowed/saluted

• तम्: him

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• धौम्याग्रजम्: the elder brother of Dhaumya

• अहो: indeed/ah!

• द्विजाः: the twice-born (Brahmins)

• बहुमानेन: with great honor/reverence

• वै: indeed

• कृष्णः: Krishna

• त्रिः: three times

• कृत्वा: having done

• वै: indeed

• प्रदक्षिणम्: rightward circumambulation (pradakṣiṇa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Dhaumya
• Brahmins (Dvijas)

FAQs

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

It models the foundational puja-etiquette that supports Linga-upāsanā: honoring venerable sages and performing rightward pradakṣiṇā, which cultivates purity (śuddhi) and receptivity to Śiva’s grace (anugraha).

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

Though Śiva is not named, the verse implies a Shaiva principle: access to Pati (the Lord) is stabilized through dharma—humility, respect for the guru-line and brahminical guardians of mantra—reducing pasha (bondage) in the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pradakṣiṇā performed three times with reverence—an outward ritual that also functions as inner discipline, training the mind toward surrender (śaraṇāgati), a key prerequisite for Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā.