Shloka 19

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

अन्योन्यं सस्मितं प्रेक्ष्य चालिलिङ्गुः समन्ततः निरुध्य मार्गं रुद्रस्य नैपुणानि प्रचक्रिरे

Transliteration

anyonyaṃ sasmitaṃ prekṣya cāliliṅguḥ samantataḥ nirudhya mārgaṃ rudrasya naipuṇāni pracakrire

Translation

Souriant et se regardant les uns les autres, ils se déplacèrent de tous côtés ; barrant la route de Rudra, ils mirent en œuvre diverses ruses habiles—mais tout cela se déroulait dans la līlā même du Seigneur, car seul Pati (Śiva) demeure sans liens, tandis que les paśu agissent sous le pāśa.

Word by Word

• anyonyam: one another

• sasmitaṃ: with smiles

• prekṣya: having looked/glanced

• ca: and

• aliliṅguḥ: they moved about/encircled (lit. went around)

• samantataḥ: on all sides

• nirudhya: having blocked/restrained

• mārgaṃ: the path/way

• rudrasya: of Rudra

• naipuṇāni: skilful devices/clever acts

• pracakrire: they performed/set in motion

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Rudra as the sovereign Pati whom none can truly obstruct; Linga worship is grounded in approaching the Unbounded Lord beyond all worldly stratagems and limitations.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as unconstrained and self-luminous: others may attempt to restrain His ‘path,’ but their actions occur within His lila, while He remains beyond pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pashupata insight is implied: abandon manipulative ‘naipuṇāni’ (clever devices) and instead take refuge in disciplined devotion and yogic surrender to Pati, the Lord who alone grants release to the pashu.