Shloka 34

क्षुपदधीचिसंवादः — शिलादतपः, वरसीमा, मेघवाहनकल्पे त्रिदेवसमागमः

Devanagari script

उदैक्षत महाबाहुः स्मितमीषच्चकार सः विवेश चाण्डजं तं तु ग्रस्तस्तेन महात्मना

Transliteration

udaikṣata mahābāhuḥ smitamīṣaccakāra saḥ viveśa cāṇḍajaṃ taṃ tu grastastena mahātmanā

Translation

Der Mächtigarme blickte hin und zeigte ein kaum merkliches Lächeln. Dann ging er in jenes eiergeborene Wesen ein, und jene große Seele wurde von ihm verschlungen, gleichsam in ihm aufgenommen.

Word by Word

• udaikṣata: he looked up/observed

• mahābāhuḥ: the mighty-armed hero

• smitam: a smile

• īṣat: slightly, faintly

• cakāra: he made/did

• saḥ: he

• viveśa: entered, merged into

• ca: and

• aṇḍajam: the egg-born one (bird, i.e., Garuḍa)

• tam: that (being)

• tu: indeed

• grastaḥ: swallowed, engulfed

• tena: by him

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa

FAQs

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

It depicts irresistible divine sovereignty: the pashu (finite being) is effortlessly overpowered and absorbed, echoing Linga-worship’s aim—surrendering egoic separateness so the devotee abides in Pati, the indwelling Lord.

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

By the motif of “entering and swallowing,” it points to Shiva-tattva as immanent and transcendent—able to pervade beings from within and also eclipse their limited identity, dissolving pasha through sheer tejas and grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is inner laya (dissolution) central to Shaiva sadhana: through Pashupata-oriented surrender, the practitioner lets the bound self be ‘swallowed’ by the Lord’s awareness, paralleling worship that culminates in self-offering (ātma-nivedana).