Shloka 28

Devanagari script

एवमाराध्य देवेशं दधीचो मुनिसत्तमः प्राप्यावध्यत्वमन्यैश् च वज्रास्थित्वं प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

evamārādhya deveśaṃ dadhīco munisattamaḥ prāpyāvadhyatvamanyaiś ca vajrāsthitvaṃ prayatnataḥ

Translation

So verehrte Dadhīci, der Vorzüglichste unter den Munis, den Herrn der Devas; und durch beharrliches Bemühen erlangte er die Gabe, von anderen nicht verwundet zu werden, und seine Knochen wurden diamantfest wie der Vajra.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus

• आराध्य: having worshipped/propitiated

• देवेशम्: the Lord of the gods (Śiva)

• दधीचः: Dadhīci

• मुनिसत्तमः: best among sages

• प्राप्य: having obtained

• अवध्यत्वम्: the state of being unkillable/unassailable

• अन्यैः: by others

• च: and

• वज्र-अस्थित्वम्: vajra-like bone-nature/adamantine bones

• प्रयत्नतः: through effort/with diligent striving

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Dadhichi

FAQs

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

It presents the core Shaiva principle that steadfast ārādhana of Deveśa (often through Linga-upāsanā) draws Śiva’s anugraha, granting protection and extraordinary strength—signs of the Lord’s favor toward a devoted pashu (soul) turning to Pati (the Lord).

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

Śiva is shown as Deveśa—the sovereign bestower of boons—whose grace can suspend ordinary limitations. His anugraha is not merely material; it signifies the Lord’s mastery over embodied conditions and the bonds (pāśa) that constrain beings.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Persistent tapas and devotional propitiation (ārādhana) consistent with a Pāśupata-oriented discipline—focused effort, purity, and single-pointed devotion—are implied as the means by which siddhi-like boons arise through Śiva’s grace.