Shloka 11

Adhyaya 22 — शिवानुग्रहः, ब्रह्मतपः, एकादशरुद्राः तथा प्राणतत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु विज्ञाय संभावयत केशवम् प्रददौ च महादेवो भक्तिं निजपदांबुजे

Transliteration

evamuktastu vijñāya saṃbhāvayata keśavam pradadau ca mahādevo bhaktiṃ nijapadāṃbuje

Translation

このように申し上げられると、マハーデーヴァはその趣旨を悟り、ケーシャヴァを敬い、みずからの蓮華の御足へのバクティを授けた――あらゆる束縛を超えたパティに近づくための、魂の確かな道を与えたのである。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus

• उक्तः: addressed/spoken to

• तु: indeed

• विज्ञाय: having understood/knowing

• संभावयत: honored/revered

• केशवम्: Keśava (Vishnu)

• प्रददौ: gave/bestowed

• च: and

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Shiva)

• भक्तिम्: devotion (bhakti)

• निज: His own

• पद-अम्बुजे: at the lotus-feet

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Mahadeva
• Keshava

FAQs

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

It frames the essence of Linga-upāsanā as Shiva’s anugraha: devotion to the Pati’s lotus-feet, which matures worship from outer rite into liberating bhakti.

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

Shiva appears as Pati and bestower of grace—one who understands, honors even Keśava, and grants bhakti that loosens pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is bhakti-yoga grounded in Shiva’s feet—devotional absorption that supports Pāśupata orientation, where grace and disciplined worship converge toward liberation.