Shloka 54

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

सुखं च दुःखमभवद् अदृश्यन्त्यास्तथा द्विजाः दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं पतिं स्मृत्वा अरुन्धत्या मुनेस्तथा

Transliteration

sukhaṃ ca duḥkhamabhavad adṛśyantyāstathā dvijāḥ dṛṣṭvā putraṃ patiṃ smṛtvā arundhatyā munestathā

Translation

Wahai kaum dua-kali-lahir, bagi Arundhatī yang sempat tak terlihat, timbul sekaligus suka dan duka. Melihat putranya dan mengingat suami sang resi, hatinya pun diguncang oleh dua rasa itu.

Word by Word

• सुखं: happiness

• च: and

• दुःखम्: sorrow

• अभवत्: arose/occurred

• अदृश्यन्त्याः: of her who was invisible/vanished from sight

• तथा: likewise/then

• द्विजाः: the twice-born (Brahmins)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• पुत्रम्: the son

• पतिम्: the husband

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered

• अरुन्धत्या: of Arundhatī

• मुनेः: of the sage

• तथा: thus/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Arundhati
• the Sage (her husband)
• Dvijas (Brahmins)

FAQs

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

It highlights the human swing between sukha and duḥkha caused by attachment—implying that Linga-upāsanā steadies the pashu (soul) by turning remembrance from worldly bonds to Pati (Śiva), the anchor beyond dualities.

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

By contrast: Arundhatī and the dvijas are moved by joy and sorrow, indicating the pashu’s condition under pasha (bondage). Shiva-tattva, as Pati, is implicitly the transcendent reality not compelled by such dualities and thus the refuge for liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A key yogic takeaway is vairāgya (dispassion) and smṛti (right remembrance): redirecting memory from transient relations to the Lord—an inner discipline aligned with Pāśupata-oriented detachment that supports effective Shiva-pūjā.