Shloka 30

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

समागतं विलोक्याथ को ऽसावित्येव चिन्तयन् पिबन्निव हृषीकेशं नयनाभ्यां जगत्पतिम्

Transliteration

samāgataṃ vilokyātha ko 'sāvityeva cintayan pibanniva hṛṣīkeśaṃ nayanābhyāṃ jagatpatim

Translation

Alors, voyant le Seigneur arriver, il se dit : «Qui est-il donc ?»—et de ses deux yeux, comme s’il le buvait, il contempla Hṛṣīkeśa, le Seigneur des mondes. Dans cette vision même, le paśu (l’âme liée) est attiré vers Pati (le Seigneur suprême), lorsque les sens se retournent au-dedans et que la reconnaissance s’éveille.

Word by Word

• समागतं: having arrived

• विलोक्य: having seen

• अथ: then

• कः: who

• असौ: this (person/being)

• इति: thus

• एव: indeed

• चिन्तयन्: thinking, reflecting

• पिबन् इव: as if drinking (in)

• हृषीकेशं: Hṛṣīkeśa (Lord of the senses)

• नयनाभ्याम्: with (his) two eyes

• जगत्पतिम्: the Lord of the world(s)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; internal scene description)

Characters & Entities

• Hrisikesha
• Jagatpati

FAQs

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

It highlights darśana as a core mode of worship—‘drinking in’ the Lord with the eyes—pointing to the inner recognition that Linga-pūjā is meant to awaken: the soul (paśu) turning toward Pati beyond mere external form.

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

By calling the deity Jagatpati (Lord of the worlds), it indicates the supreme rulership and transcendence of Pati; the moment of wonder—“Who is this?”—marks Shiva-tattva as not immediately graspable by ordinary cognition, but known through awakened perception.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic cue is sense-integration: Hṛṣīkeśa (‘Lord of the senses’) implies mastery and inward turning of the senses—akin to pratyāhāra—so that devotion becomes concentrated vision rather than distracted seeing.