Shloka 39

Upamanyu’s Tapas, Shiva’s Indra-Form Test, and the Bestowal of Kshiroda and Gaṇapatya

Devanagari script

त्वयैव कथितं सर्वं भवनिन्दारतेन वै प्रसंगाद्देवदेवस्य निर्गुणत्वं महात्मनः

Transliteration

tvayaiva kathitaṃ sarvaṃ bhavanindāratena vai prasaṃgāddevadevasya nirguṇatvaṃ mahātmanaḥ

Translation

実に、あなたはバヴァ（シヴァ神）を非難するつもりで、自ら全てを語った。しかし、その議論の中で、あなたは神々の神である大いなる魂のニルグナ（無属性）の本質をも明らかにしたのである。

Word by Word

• त्वया एव: by you alone

• कथितम्: spoken/declared

• सर्वम्: everything

• भव-निन्दा-रतॆन: by one engaged in blaming Bhava (Śiva)

• वै: indeed

• प्रसङ्गात्: incidentally/in the course of the topic

• देव-देवस्य: of the God of gods

• निर्गुणत्वम्: quality-less transcendence (nirguṇa state)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the internal disputation as part of the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva as nirguṇa (beyond prakṛti’s guṇas), implying the Liṅga is not a mere form but a sacred indicator of the transcendent Pati whom worship gradually reveals to the paśu.

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

Even through criticism, Śiva is inadvertently affirmed as devadeva and nirguṇa—establishing Śiva-tattva as supreme, untouched by guṇas and therefore not truly affected by praise or blame.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway supports Pāśupata-oriented contemplation: move from debate and dualistic judgment toward yogic discernment of the Pati as nirguṇa, using Liṅga-pūjā as a stabilizing sādhanā.