Shloka 20

अन्धकानुग्रहः—शूलारोपणं, रुद्रस्मरण-फलम्, तथा गाणपत्य-प्रदानम् (अध्याय 93)

Devanagari script

सगणं शिवमीशानम् अस्तुवत्पुण्यगौरवात् प्रार्थितस्तेन भगवान् परमार्तिहरो हरः

Transliteration

sagaṇaṃ śivamīśānam astuvatpuṇyagauravāt prārthitastena bhagavān paramārtiharo haraḥ

Translation

Zusammen mit seinen Gaṇas pries er Śiva, den Herrn Īśāna; und durch das Gewicht und die Würde dieses Verdienstes wurde Bhagavān Hara—der die tiefste Not der Seele nimmt—von ihm angefleht und wandte sich ihm gnädig zu.

Word by Word

• सगणम्: along with the gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)

• शिवम्: Śiva

• ईशानम्: Īśāna, the sovereign Lord

• अस्तुवत्: praised, extolled

• पुण्यगौरवात्: due to the gravity/dignity of merit

• प्रार्थितः: requested, supplicated

• तेन: by him

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• परमार्तिहरः: remover of the supreme distress (root misery of saṃsāra)

• हरः: Hara, Śiva (the remover)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ishana
• Hara
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It presents stuti (devotional praise) and prārthanā (supplication) as direct means to invoke Śiva’s anugraha; in Linga-oriented devotion, such praise is treated as a purifying act that ripens puṇya and draws the Lord’s grace.

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

Śiva is identified as Īśāna and Hara—Pati, the sovereign Lord—whose essential function is paramārti-haraṇa: removing the deepest suffering rooted in pāśa (bondage) and restoring the pashu (soul) toward freedom through grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights stotra/stuti as a core upacāra of Śiva-pūjā and as a Pāśupata-oriented discipline of devotion, where concentrated praise and heartfelt petition become instruments for inner purification and receiving anugraha.