Shloka 5

ध्यानयोगेन रुद्रदर्शनम् — रुद्रावतार-परिवर्तक्रमः, लकुली (कायावतार), पाशुपतयोगः, लिङ्गार्चन-निष्ठा

Devanagari script

नमस्ते वै महादेव शक्यो द्रष्टुं द्विजातिभिः तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शर्वः सम्प्रेक्ष्य तं पुरः

Transliteration

namaste vai mahādeva śakyo draṣṭuṃ dvijātibhiḥ tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śarvaḥ samprekṣya taṃ puraḥ

Translation

„Ehrerbietung Dir, o Mahadeva. Wahrlich, Du bist für die Zweimalgeborenen schaubar und nahbar.“ Als Śarva (Śiva) diese Worte hörte, blickte Er ihn aufmerksam an, der vor Ihm stand.

Word by Word

• नमस्ते (namas te): salutations to you

• वै (vai): indeed/verily

• महादेव (mahādeva): O Great God (Śiva as Pati)

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ): possible/able

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum): to be seen/to behold

• द्विजातिभिः (dvijātibhiḥ): by the twice-born (initiated Vedic persons)

• तस्य (tasya): of him/of that person

• तत्-वचनम् (tad-vacanam): those words/that statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā): having heard

• शर्वः (śarvaḥ): Śarva (Śiva, the remover/destroyer of bonds)

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya): having looked carefully/observing

• तम् (tam): him

• पुरः (puraḥ): in front/before (His presence)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; internal speech by a dvija addressing Shiva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as directly approachable through reverent salutation and eligibility (adhikara); darshana is presented as Shiva’s grace (anugraha), a core premise behind linga-upasana where the Lord becomes present for the devotee.

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

Shiva is addressed as Mahadeva and Śarva—Pati who can be directly beheld, and who removes pasha (bondage). His attentive gaze signals compassionate recognition of the pashu (individual soul) who turns toward Him.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice emphasized is namaskara (salutation) as a doorway to darshana; it implies disciplined approach consistent with Pashupata orientation—humility, devotion, and readiness for Shiva’s grace rather than mere intellectual access.