Shloka 57

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच एवमुक्त्वा हरिश्चेष्ट्वा यज्ञेनोपसदा प्रभुम् उपविष्टो ददर्शाथ भूतसंघान्सहस्रशः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca evamuktvā hariśceṣṭvā yajñenopasadā prabhum upaviṣṭo dadarśātha bhūtasaṃghānsahasraśaḥ

Translation

Sūta said: Having spoken thus, Hari performed the prescribed act of reverent attendance upon the Lord through the yajña and the upasad offerings. Then, seated in contemplation, by the Lord’s dispensation, he beheld hosts of Bhūtas in thousands.

Word by Word

• सूत उवाच: Sūta said

• एवम्: thus

• उक्त्वा: having spoken

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)

• चेष्ट्वा: having performed the intended rite/act

• यज्ञेन: by/through the sacrifice (yajña)

• उपसदा: with the upasad offerings (preliminary sacrificial attendances)

• प्रभुम्: the Lord (Pati, Śiva)

• उपविष्टः: seated

• ददर्श: he saw/beheld

• अथ: then

• भूत-संघान्: multitudes of Bhūtas (Śiva’s elemental hosts)

• सहस्रशः: in thousands, innumerably

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Shiva (Prabhu)
• Bhutas (Shiva’s Ganas)

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva (Pati) as the supreme recipient of yajña-attendance: even Hari approaches the Lord through upasad offerings, implying that sacrificial action becomes complete when oriented to Shiva-tattva and Linga-centered devotion.

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

Shiva is indicated as Prabhu (Pati), the sovereign Lord whose grace allows vision of subtle realities—like the Bhūta-hosts—showing His mastery over manifest and unmanifest beings and the cosmic retinue that serves His will.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it highlights upasad (preliminary sacrificial offerings/attendances) directed to the Lord; yogically, the seated state culminating in darśana suggests inner steadiness where devotion and rite mature into direct perception of Shiva’s cosmic order.