Shloka 40

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

विष्णोराज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य ज्योतिषां स्थानमाप्तवान् एवं ध्रुवो महातेजा द्वादशाक्षरविद्यया

Transliteration

viṣṇorājñāṃ puraskṛtya jyotiṣāṃ sthānamāptavān evaṃ dhruvo mahātejā dvādaśākṣaravidyayā

Translation

Honouring Viṣṇu’s command and placing it foremost, Dhruva attained the station among the celestial luminaries. Thus that greatly radiant Dhruva reached his exalted state through the twelve-syllabled sacred formula (dvādaśākṣara-vidyā).

Word by Word

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ): of Viṣṇu

• आज्ञाम् (ājñām): command/ordinance

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya): having placed in front, honoring, prioritizing

• ज्योतिषाम् (jyotiṣām): of the luminaries (stars/planets)

• स्थानम् (sthānam): station, abode, rank

• आप्तवान् (āptavān): attained, obtained

• एवम् (evam): thus

• ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ): Dhruva

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ): of great radiance/splendour

• द्वादशाक्षरविद्यया (dvādaśākṣara-vidyayā): by the twelve-syllabled mantra/vidyā

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Dhruva

FAQs

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

It highlights mantra-vidyā as a sanctioned spiritual technology: by obeying divine ordinance and practicing sacred syllables with steadiness, a paśu can attain a fixed, exalted state—an idea central to Linga Purana’s emphasis on disciplined worship leading to divine grace.

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

Even while naming Viṣṇu’s command, the verse underscores a Siddhānta principle: cosmic stations are ultimately granted through the Lord’s ordinance (Pati’s ājñā). In the Linga Purana’s wider theology, this sovereignty belongs to Mahādeva as the supreme regulator, with Viṣṇu functioning within that divine order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Japa and upāsanā of the dvādaśākṣarī vidyā with unwavering obedience to divine instruction—mantra-centered discipline akin to Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā (steadiness, single-pointedness, and grace).