Shloka 103

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

एकीभावं गते चैव त्रिपुरे समुपागते बभूव तुमुलो हर्षो देवतानां महात्मनाम्

Transliteration

ekībhāvaṃ gate caiva tripure samupāgate babhūva tumulo harṣo devatānāṃ mahātmanām

Translation

Und als Tripura wahrhaft in den Zustand der Einheit gelangt war, erhob sich unter den großherzigen Göttern eine mächtige, stürmische Freude.

Word by Word

• एकीभावम्: into oneness/unity

• गते: having gone/attained

• च एव: and indeed

• त्रिपुरे: in/with regard to Tripura (the three cities)

• समुपागते: having come together/arrived

• बभूव: there arose/there became

• तुमुलः: loud, intense, tumultuous

• हर्षः: joy, exhilaration

• देवतानाम्: of the gods

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled, noble ones

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Tripura
• Devas

FAQs

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

Tripura’s ‘becoming one’ signals the moment when Shiva’s decisive act can restore dharma; in Linga-worship, it points to the Linga as the unifying axis (ekatva) through which Pati governs and protects the worlds.

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

Even without naming him directly, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as the supreme governor whose will arranges events (Tripura’s convergence) so that bondage and chaos are ended and cosmic harmony is upheld.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata orientation: when the many (triplicity) is gathered into one (ekībhāva), the pashu turns inward toward the One Lord—supporting meditative ekāgratā and Linga-centered worship rather than a specific external rite in this line.