Shloka 6

श्वेतमुनिना कालस्य निग्रहः (मृत्युञ्जय-भक्ति-प्रसादः)

Devanagari script

किं करिष्यति मे मृत्युर् मृत्योर्मृत्युरहं यतः तं दृष्ट्वा सस्मितं प्राह श्वेतं लोकभयंकरः

Transliteration

kiṃ kariṣyati me mṛtyur mṛtyormṛtyurahaṃ yataḥ taṃ dṛṣṭvā sasmitaṃ prāha śvetaṃ lokabhayaṃkaraḥ

Translation

「死が我に何をなし得ようか。われは死そのものの死である。」そう彼を見て、世を震えさせるシュヴェータは、やわらかな微笑みをもって語った。

Word by Word

• किं: what?

• करिष्यति: will do

• मे: to me

• मृत्युः: Death

• मृत्योः: of Death

• मृत्युः: death/slayer

• अहम्: I

• यतः: since/because

• तम्: him

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• सस्मितम्: with a smile

• प्राह: said/spoke

• श्वेतम्: Śveta (proper name)

• लोक-भयंकरः: terrifying to the worlds

Speaker

Suta (narrating; the quoted speech is attributed to Śveta within the narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Śveta
• Mṛtyu (Death)

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva (Pati) as Mṛtyuñjaya—the power beyond Death—so Linga-worship is presented as a direct refuge that cuts the pasha of death-fear for the pashu (bound soul).

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

By asserting “I am the death of Death,” the verse points to Shiva-tattva as transcendent over kāla (time) and mṛtyu (mortality), the supreme Lord who dissolves bondage rather than being subject to it.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata orientation: cultivate steadfast abhaya (fearlessness) through Shiva-remembrance (smaraṇa), mantra-japa of Mṛtyuñjaya, and Linga-upāsanā as the means to loosen pasha.