Shloka 66

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा रुरोद सा वाक्यं पुत्रस्यातीव विह्वला भक्षितो रक्षसा तातस् तवेति निपपात च

Transliteration

śrutvā ruroda sā vākyaṃ putrasyātīva vihvalā bhakṣito rakṣasā tātas taveti nipapāta ca

Translation

Als sie die Worte ihres Sohnes hörte, brach sie in Weinen aus, zutiefst vom Schmerz erschüttert; und rief: »Mein Kind—dein Vater ist von einem Rākṣasa verschlungen worden!«, dann sank sie zu Boden.

Word by Word

• śrutvā: having heard

• ruroda: she wept

• sā: she

• vākyaṃ: the statement/words

• putrasya: of (her) son

• atīva: exceedingly

• vihvalā: distraught, shaken

• bhakṣitaḥ: devoured

• rakṣasā: by a rākṣasa (demon)

• tātaḥ: father

• tava: your

• iti: thus

• nipapāta: fell down, collapsed

• ca: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode within the Linga Purana narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Rakshasa

FAQs

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

It depicts acute human helplessness (paśu-bhāva) under fear and loss—an inner condition that, in the Linga Purana’s Shaiva frame, ripens into seeking refuge in Pati (Shiva) through Linga-centered devotion and protective rites.

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

Though Shiva is not directly named here, the verse sets the contrast between mortal vulnerability under pāśa (bondage: fear, death, grief) and the implied need for the transcendent protector—Shiva as Pati, the one who grants abhayam (fearlessness) and liberation beyond such shocks.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit ritual is stated in this line; the takeaway is the Pāśupata orientation of converting grief into śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge), typically expressed in the Linga Purana through Shiva-pūjā, mantra-japa, and protective observances against negative forces.