Shloka 8

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

Devanagari script

दुश्चरं विचचारेशं समुद्दिश्य तपः स्वयम् तुष्टस्तु तपसा तस्य भवो ज्ञात्वा स वाञ्छितम्

Transliteration

duścaraṃ vicacāreśaṃ samuddiśya tapaḥ svayam tuṣṭastu tapasā tasya bhavo jñātvā sa vāñchitam

Translation

Undertaking severe austerity on his own, he performed difficult tapas with his mind fixed on the Lord. Pleased by that tapas, Bhava (Śiva) understood his intended desire and stood ready to grant what was sought.

Word by Word

• दुश्चरम् (duścaram): difficult to perform

• विचचार (vicacāra): he practised/performed

• ईशम् (īśam): the Lord (Śiva)

• समुद्दिश्य (samuddiśya): aiming at, with intent toward

• तपः (tapaḥ): austerity, penance

• स्वयम् (svayam): by himself

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ): pleased

• तु (tu): indeed

• तपसा (tapasā): by the austerity

• तस्य (tasya): of him

• भवः (bhavaḥ): Bhava, Śiva

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā): having known/understood

• स (sa): he (Śiva)

• वाञ्छितम् (vāñchitam): the desired boon/object.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the core Linga-Purāṇa principle that sincere tapas with the Lord (Īśa/Śiva) as the sole aim draws Śiva’s anugraha, which culminates in the granting of the devotee’s intended fruit.

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

Śiva as Bhava is shown as Pati—the conscious Lord who is pleased by disciplined spiritual effort and who directly knows the inner vāñchā (intention) of the pashu (individual seeker) without needing elaborate display.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Severe tapas (austerity) performed with single-pointed intention toward Īśa—aligned with Pāśupata discipline where self-restraint and focused devotion become the means for receiving Śiva’s grace.