Shloka 73

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

राक्षसानामभावाय कुरु सर्वेश्वरार्चनम् त्रैलोक्यं शृणु शाक्तेय अपराध्यति किं तव

Transliteration

rākṣasānāmabhāvāya kuru sarveśvarārcanam trailokyaṃ śṛṇu śākteya aparādhyati kiṃ tava

Translation

«Pour faire disparaître les Rākṣasas, accomplis l’arcana, l’adoration de Sarveśvara (Śiva), le Seigneur de tout. Écoute, ô fils de Śakti : quand bien même les trois mondes t’offenseraient, quel mal réel pourraient-ils faire à celui qui se réfugie en le Pati par Son arcana ?»

Word by Word

• राक्षसानाम (rākṣasānām): of the Rakshasas

• अभावाय (abhāvāya): for the non-existence/removal

• कुरु (kuru): do, perform

• सर्वेश्वर (sarveśvara): the Lord of all (Shiva)

• अर्चनम् (arcanam): worship, ritual honoring

• त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam): the three worlds

• शृणु (śṛṇu): listen

• शाक्तेय (śākteya): O son of Śakti / O Shākteya

• अपराध्यति (aparādhyati): commits an offense, wrongs

• किम् (kim): what?

• तव (tava): to you, for you

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal instruction to Shakteya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sarveshvara
• Rakshasas
• Trailokya

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva-arcana (often centered on the Linga) as a direct remedial act: worship of Sarveshvara dissolves hostile forces like Rakshasas and establishes divine protection.

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

Shiva is invoked as Sarveshvara—the supreme Pati who stands beyond the fluctuations of the three worlds; refuge in Him makes worldly offenses powerless over the devotee.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Arcana (formal worship) of Shiva is emphasized as the practical discipline; in Shaiva terms it aligns the pashu (soul) with Pati, weakening pasha (bondage) expressed as fear, hostility, and affliction.