Shloka 28
Anasūyā–Atri Tapas-Varṇana
Description of Anasūyā and Atri’s Austerities
देवाश्च ऋषयश्चैव गंगाद्यास्सरितस्तथा । दर्शनार्थं तयोः सर्वाः परे प्रीत्या समाययुः
devāśca ṛṣayaścaiva gaṃgādyāssaritastathā | darśanārthaṃ tayoḥ sarvāḥ pare prītyā samāyayuḥ
Die Devas und die ṛṣi-Weisen, ebenso die Flüsse, allen voran die Gaṅgā—alle, von höchster Freude erfüllt—kamen zusammen, um jene beiden Göttlichen zu schauen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Darśana of Śiva-bhaktas and Śiva-tapas is implied as itself grace-bestowing; the verse models tīrtha-like sanctification through proximity to realized devotion.
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva principle that true auspiciousness arises from darśana of the Divine—so powerful that even devas, sages, and sacred tīrtha-forms like Gaṅgā are drawn together by pure prīti (devotional joy).
In the Kotirudra context of Jyotirliṅga glory, the verse supports Saguna worship: the Divine becomes approachable for darśana, and the entire cosmos—devas, ṛṣis, and rivers—participates in honoring that manifest presence.
Seek darśana with prīti: perform tīrtha-snana (especially in Gaṅgā), then offer simple Liṅga-pūjā with mantra-japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as an inner and outer act of reverent approach.