Shloka 38

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

नमस्कारसमायुक्तं भगवच्छब्दसंयुतम् जपेदेवं हि यो विद्वान् ध्रुवं स्थानं प्रपद्यते

Transliteration

namaskārasamāyuktaṃ bhagavacchabdasaṃyutam japedevaṃ hi yo vidvān dhruvaṃ sthānaṃ prapadyate

Translation

The wise person who performs japa in this manner—joined with reverent prostration and accompanied by the utterance “Bhagavān”—certainly attains the steadfast, unchanging state.

Word by Word

• नमस्कार-समायुक्तम्: endowed with salutations/prostration

• भगवत्-शब्द-संयुतम्: conjoined with the word “Bhagavān” (the Blessed Lord)

• जपेत्: should repeat/recite (as japa)

• एवम्: thus/in this manner

• हि: indeed

• यः: whoever

• विद्वान्: the wise/knower

• ध्रुवम्: certainly/firmly

• स्थानम्: state/abode/plane

• प्रपद्यते: attains, reaches, takes refuge in

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga teaching on Shaiva japa to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Linga-oriented devotion is not only external ritual: japa performed with namaskāra (humble surrender) and Bhagavān-nāma leads the sādhaka toward a stable, higher state—aligning outer worship with inner bhakti and discipline.

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

By promising a “dhruva sthāna,” it points to Shiva as Pati—the steadfast, unchanging Reality—attained when the pashu (individual soul) loosens pāśa (bondage) through devotion, right recitation, and surrender.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa integrated with namaskāra (prostration/surrender). This is a core Shaiva sādhanā consistent with Pāśupata orientation: disciplined repetition plus humility before the Lord.