Shloka 15

Adhyaya 35 — दधीचि-क्षुप-युद्धम्, भार्गवोपदेशः, मृतसंजीवनी (त्र्यम्बक) मन्त्रः

Devanagari script

भो दधीच महाभाग देवदेवमुमापतिम् सम्पूज्य पूज्यं ब्रह्माद्यैर् देवदेवं निरञ्जनम्

Transliteration

bho dadhīca mahābhāga devadevamumāpatim sampūjya pūjyaṃ brahmādyair devadevaṃ nirañjanam

Translation

O Dadhīca, du Hochbegnadeter! Nachdem du Devadeva—den Herrn Umās—gebührend verehrt hast, den selbst Brahmā und die übrigen Götter anbeten, tritt hin zu jenem makellosen Devadeva, dem transzendenten Pati jenseits aller Befleckung.

Word by Word

• भो (bho): O!

• दधीच (dadhīca): Dadhichi

• महाभाग (mahābhāga): greatly fortunate one

• देवदेवम् (devadevam): God of gods (Śiva)

• उमापतिम् (umāpatim): the Lord of Umā (Śiva as Śakti’s consort)

• सम्पूज्य (sampūjya): having worshipped properly/fully

• पूज्यम् (pūjyaṃ): worthy to be worshipped

• ब्रह्माद्यैः (brahmādyaiḥ): by Brahmā and the others (chief deities)

• देवदेवम् (devadevam): the Lord of the gods

• निरञ्जनम् (nirañjanam): stainless, untainted, beyond impurity (nirguṇa/śuddha-tattva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the instruction addressed to Dadhichi within the story)

Characters & Entities

• Dadhichi (Dadhīca)
• Shiva (Devadeva, Umāpati)
• Uma (Parvati)
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames pūjā as the primary gateway to approaching Śiva as Pati—Devadeva who is worship-worthy even for Brahmā—thus establishing Linga-pūjā as a supreme, purifying act that aligns the pashu (soul) toward liberation.

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

Śiva is called Devadeva and Nirañjana—stainless and beyond taint—indicating a transcendent, purity-itself reality (Pati) untouched by pasha (bondage) and the defects of prakṛti.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights sampūjā—complete, proper worship—implying disciplined pūjā-vidhi with inner and outer purity, a devotional foundation that supports Pāśupata-oriented ascent from pasha to Pati.