Shloka 75

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

अनुयान्ति सुराः सर्वे नमोवाक्येन तुष्टुवुः नीयमानः परवशो दीनवक्त्रः कृताञ्जलिः

Transliteration

anuyānti surāḥ sarve namovākyena tuṣṭuvuḥ nīyamānaḥ paravaśo dīnavaktraḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ

Translation

All the Devas followed after him and praised him with words of obeisance. Led along under another’s control, he went helplessly, his face cast down in sorrow, with hands joined in reverence.

Word by Word

• अनुयान्ति: follow

• सुराः: the Devas (gods)

• सर्वे: all

• नमोवाक्येन: with words of salutation (‘namo…’)

• तुष्टुवुः: they praised

• नीयमानः: being led/taken along

• परवशः: under another’s power, not autonomous

• दीनवक्त्रः: downcast-faced, sorrowful

• कृताञ्जलिः: with palms joined (añjali), in supplication/reverence

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights stuti (praise) through namo-vākya and the añjali gesture—core devotional attitudes used in Linga-puja to approach Pati (Shiva) with humility.

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

By showing a being ‘paravaśa’ (not self-governed) while the Devas offer obeisance, the verse implies an overriding divine sovereignty—Pati as the supreme controller before whom pashus surrender their ego and agency.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Añjali (joined palms) and verbal salutation (namo-vākya) are emphasized—practices of surrender (śaraṇāgati) that align the pashu toward release from pasha through devotion and discipline.