Shloka 69

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

क्षुपो दुःखातुरो भूत्वा सम्पूज्य च मुनीश्वरम् दधीचमभिवन्द्याशु प्रार्थयामास विक्लवः

Transliteration

kṣupo duḥkhāturo bhūtvā sampūjya ca munīśvaram dadhīcamabhivandyāśu prārthayāmāsa viklavaḥ

Translation

દુઃખથી વ્યાકુળ થયેલો ક્ષુપ મુનીશ્વર દધીચિનું વિધિવત્ પૂજન કરીને, તરત જ વંદન કરી, કંપિત મનથી પ્રાર્થના કરવા લાગ્યો.

Word by Word

• क्षुपः: Kṣupa (a person named Kṣupa)

• दुःख-आतुरः: afflicted by grief

• भूत्वा: having become

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped/honored

• च: and

• मुनीश्वरम्: the lord of sages

• दधीचम्: Dadhīci

• अभिवन्द्य: having bowed/paid reverence

• आशु: quickly/at once

• प्रार्थयामास: entreated/begged

• विक्लवः: distressed, agitated, helpless

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Dadhici
• Kṣupa

FAQs

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

It frames the proper approach to Shiva-dharma: first honoring the sacred authority (ṛṣi/guru) with reverence, then petitioning—an ethos mirrored in Liṅga-pūjā where humility and right orientation precede ritual acts.

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva-tattva as accessed through grace (anugraha): the pashu (bound soul) approaches the path via surrender and reverence to realized sages who transmit the means to reach Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Guru-vandana and pūrva-sevā (honoring the teacher before inquiry) are highlighted—an essential discipline aligned with Pāśupata-style inner purification and right supplication.