Shloka 24

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

ग्रहणादिषु कालेषु स्नाप्य लिङ्गं फलं तथा क्षुब्धधी च विवादश् च दधीचोपेन्द्रयोस् तथा

Transliteration

grahaṇādiṣu kāleṣu snāpya liṅgaṃ phalaṃ tathā kṣubdhadhī ca vivādaś ca dadhīcopendrayos tathā

Translation

At times such as eclipses and other portentous occasions, bathing the Liṅga yields its proper fruit. Likewise, agitation of the mind and disputes arise—such as the contention between Dadhīci and Upendra—(all of which are to be pacified by turning to the Liṅga).

Word by Word

• ग्रहणादिषु कालेषु: at eclipse-times and similar (inauspicious/portentous) times

• स्नाप्य: having bathed (ritually)

• लिङ्गं: the Shiva-Linga

• फलं: fruit, result (of the rite)

• तथा: likewise/indeed

• क्षुब्धधी: disturbed intellect, agitated mind

• च: and

• विवादः: dispute, quarrel

• च: and

• दधीच-उपेन्द्रयोः: of Dadhīci and Upendra (Vishnu as the younger brother of Indra)

• तथा: thus/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga
• Dadhichi
• Upendra
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights grahaṇa (eclipse) and similar times as powerful moments for Linga-snana, stating that the rite yields its intended fruit and serves as a purifier when the world-mind is disturbed.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the stabilizing, purifying principle—through whom agitation (kṣubdha-dhī) and conflict are calmed; the Linga functions as the accessible sign of that transcendent Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it points to Linga-snana (ablution of the Linga), especially during eclipses; yogically, it implies pacifying the mind’s turbulence (a Pashupata-oriented inner purification) by anchoring awareness in Shiva through worship.