Shloka 7

रक्तकल्पे वामदेवदर्शनं चतुर्कुमारोत्पत्तिः

Devanagari script

दृष्टः परमया भक्त्या स्तुतश् च ब्रह्मपूर्वकम् तस्माद्ध्यानबलं प्राप्य कल्पे कल्पे प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭaḥ paramayā bhaktyā stutaś ca brahmapūrvakam tasmāddhyānabalaṃ prāpya kalpe kalpe prayatnataḥ

Translation

至上の帰依によって拝し、またブラフマーを先導として讃えられたのち、禅定より生じる力を得て、人はカルパごとに、カルパを重ねて、主宰（パティ）へと堅固に精進すべきである。

Word by Word

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ): beheld/seen

• परमया (paramayā): by supreme

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā): devotion

• स्तुतः (stutaḥ): praised

• च (ca): and

• ब्रह्मपूर्वकम् (brahmapūrvakam): with Brahmā at the forefront/led by Brahmā

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore/from that

• ध्यानबलम् (dhyānabalam): strength/power of meditation

• प्राप्य (prāpya): having attained

• कल्पे कल्पे (kalpe kalpe): in every kalpa, age after age

• प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ): with effort/earnestly.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; describing Brahma-led praise and the discipline of dhyana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It links Linga-darśana and Brahmā-led stuti to the attainment of dhyāna-bala, presenting worship not as a one-time act but as sustained sādhana repeated kalpa after kalpa.

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

Shiva is implied as the Pati who becomes directly ‘seen’ through supreme bhakti and is approached through disciplined meditation, indicating a transcendent Lord accessible by grace-filled devotion and yogic steadiness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Brahma-pūrvaka stuti (Vedic-style hymn led by Brahmā) and dhyāna (meditative absorption) are emphasized as the core practices that generate dhyāna-bala in a Pāśupata-oriented path.