Shloka 33

श्वेतमुनिना कालस्य निग्रहः (मृत्युञ्जय-भक्ति-प्रसादः)

Devanagari script

प्रसादे नैव सा भक्तिः शिवे परमकारणे अथ तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सर्वे ते परमर्षयः

Transliteration

prasāde naiva sā bhaktiḥ śive paramakāraṇe atha tasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarve te paramarṣayaḥ

Translation

その御恩寵なくしては、最高原因たるシヴァへのその帰依は生じない。かくて彼の言葉を聞き、かの偉大なる聖仙（パラマルシ）たちは皆、うなずいた。

Word by Word

• prasāde: by grace, through favor

• na eva: not indeed/never

• sā: that

• bhaktiḥ: devotion

• śive: toward/in Śiva

• parama-kāraṇe: the Supreme Cause (Pati, the ultimate source)

• atha: then

• tasya: his

• vacaḥ: words/speech

• śrutvā: having heard

• sarve: all

• te: those

• parama-ṛṣayaḥ: great sages, highest seers

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching and its reception by the sages)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Paramarishis

FAQs

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

It establishes that true Shiva-bhakti—central to Linga-puja—arises primarily through Śiva’s prasāda (grace), not merely through external ritual, reinforcing devotion as grace-enabled worship of Pati.

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

Śiva is identified as the parama-kāraṇa, the Supreme Cause (Pati), implying He is the ultimate source and liberator; devotion to Him is not a self-generated act of the pashu but awakened through His favor.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the Shaiva principle behind Pashupata discipline: practice and worship mature into effective realization only when Śiva’s prasāda descends, making sādhanā fruitful.