Shloka 39

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

तस्थौ श्रिया वृतो मध्ये प्रेतस्थाने यथा भवः एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु भगवान्पद्मसंभवः

Transliteration

tasthau śriyā vṛto madhye pretasthāne yathā bhavaḥ etasminneva kāle tu bhagavānpadmasaṃbhavaḥ

Translation

He stood in the midst, encircled by splendor—like Bhava (Śiva) in the cremation-ground. And at that very time, the Blessed One, Padma-sambhava (Brahmā, born of the lotus), also appeared/arrived.

Word by Word

• तस्थौ: stood, remained

• श्रिया: by splendor/majesty (śrī)

• वृतः: surrounded, encompassed

• मध्ये: in the middle

• प्रेतस्थाने: in the place of the departed/cremation-ground

• यथा: just as, like

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva)

• एतस्मिन्नेव: at this very

• काले: time

• तु: indeed/and

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• पद्मसंभवः: Padma-sambhava, Brahmā (lotus-born)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva (Bhava) as sovereign even in the preta-sthāna—symbolizing that the Linga signifies the Pati who transcends impurity, death, and fear, and whose radiance sanctifies all places.

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

By comparing the scene to Bhava in the cremation-ground, it points to Śiva-tattva as beyond the pasha of mortality and social taboo—unchanged, luminous, and central, with śrī (splendor) naturally surrounding him.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies the Pāśupata insight of vairāgya and fearlessness: the yogin contemplates the Pati’s presence even in liminal spaces (like śmaśāna), loosening pasha (bondage) that arises from dread and attachment.