Shloka 92

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

अथ तस्मिन्क्षणादेव ददर्श दिवि संस्थितम् पितरं भ्रातृभिः सार्धं शाक्तेयस्तु पराशरः

Transliteration

atha tasminkṣaṇādeva dadarśa divi saṃsthitam pitaraṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ śākteyastu parāśaraḥ

Translation

Then, in that very instant, Parāśara—the son of Śakti—beheld his father established in the heavenly realm, together with his brothers. In this vision the ordering power of Dharma is affirmed: the Pitṛs abide in their ordained station, and the embodied paśu (soul) receives a direct glimpse of the subtle worlds through divine dispensation.

Word by Word

• अथ: then

• तस्मिन्: in that

• क्षणात्: from the moment/instantly

• एव: indeed

• ददर्श: saw/beheld

• दिवि: in heaven/in the celestial realm

• संस्थितम्: situated/established

• पितरम्: father

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers

• सार्धम्: together

• शाक्तेयः: son of Śakti

• तु: and/indeed

• पराशरः: Parāśara

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Parashara
• Shakti
• Pitrs (ancestors)

FAQs

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

It supports the Shaiva view that cosmic order (Dharma) and the subtle worlds are upheld under Pati’s sovereignty; Linga-worship aligns the pashu with that order, making higher vision and inner clarity possible.

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

While Shiva is not named directly, the verse implies an administered cosmos where beings dwell in appropriate lokas; in Shaiva Siddhanta this governance belongs to Pati (Shiva), who regulates karma and the soul’s access to higher states.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to darśana (direct spiritual seeing) granted through merit and divine sanction—often associated with purity, śrāddha-related dharma, and Shaiva contemplative discipline akin to Pāśupata-oriented inner recollection.