Shloka 81

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

यथाश्रुतं मया सर्वं प्रसादाद्वः सुशोभनम्

Transliteration

yathāśrutaṃ mayā sarvaṃ prasādādvaḥ suśobhanam

Translation

જેમ મેં સાંભળ્યું હતું તેમ જ આ સર્વ પાવન આખ્યાન મેં પ્રસાદકૃપાથી તમને સુશોભિત કરીને કહેલું છે।

Word by Word

• यथाश्रुतम्: as heard (according to what was heard)

• मया: by me

• सर्वम्: all, the whole (teaching/narrative)

• प्रसादात्: by grace, through favor (anugraha)

• वः: to you (all)

• सुशोभनम्: beautiful, splendid, auspicious and radiant

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes that the teaching is transmitted “as heard” and made efficacious by anugraha (divine grace), a key Shaiva principle behind fruitful śravaṇa and devotion to the Linga.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati who bestows prasāda/anugraha—without which knowledge remains mere words; with grace it becomes “suśobhana,” spiritually luminous and transformative for the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) within a valid paramparā is highlighted; it is the doorway by which Pashupata-oriented understanding and worship become empowered through grace.