Shloka 24

ओंकार-परमेश-लिङ्गकथा — The Narrative of the Oṃkāra Parameśa Liṅga

Gokarṇa–Vindhya Episode

Devanagari script

तत्पूजां च तदा चक्रुर्देवाश्च ऋषयस्तथा । प्रापुर्वराननेकांश्च संतोष्य वृषभध्वजम्

Transliteration

tatpūjāṃ ca tadā cakrurdevāśca ṛṣayastathā | prāpurvarānanekāṃśca saṃtoṣya vṛṣabhadhvajam

Translation

Then the gods and the sages performed that worship. Having pleased the Bull-bannered Lord (Śiva), they obtained many boons.

Word by Word

• tat-pūjām: his worship
• tat-pūjām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (पूजा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: तस्य पूजाम्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (तदा अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• cakruḥ: did, performed
• cakruḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (ऋषि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise, also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक

• prāpuḥ: obtained
• prāpuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• varān: boons
• varān: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (वर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• anekān: many
• anekān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (अनेक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘वरान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक

• saṃtoṣya: having pleased
• saṃtoṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + tuṣ (तुष् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable gerund)

• vṛṣabha-dhvajam: the one whose banner is a bull (Śiva)
• vṛṣabha-dhvajam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣabha (वृषभ प्रातिपदिक) + dhvaja (ध्वज प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (वृषभः ध्वजः यस्य सः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; शिवस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Oṃkāreśvara

Sthala Purana: Devas and ṛṣis perform worship of the Oṃkāra-manifest Liṅga; Śiva, pleased as Vṛṣabhadhvaja, grants multiple boons—establishing the site’s fame as boon-bestowing and sin-destroying.

Significance: Pleasing Śiva through worship yields iṣṭa-siddhi (desired boons) and Śiva’s anugraha; reinforces the Jyotirliṅga as a direct locus of grace.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Rishis

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights a core Shaiva principle: when devas and sages approach Śiva with sincere pūjā, the Pati (Lord) is pleased and grants grace—boons that support dharma and ultimately the soul’s upliftment toward liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse emphasizes “pūjā” that pleases Vṛṣabhadhvaja—Śiva approached in a worshipful, accessible (saguṇa) manner. In Kotirudra contexts, such worship commonly centers on the Liṅga/Jyotirliṅga as the sacred form through which devotees connect to Śiva’s transcendent reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The direct takeaway is consistent, reverent Śiva-pūjā with devotion—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and traditional Shaiva observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, offered with the intent to please Śiva rather than merely to seek results.