Shloka 30

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

समागतं विलोक्याथ को ऽसावित्येव चिन्तयन् पिबन्निव हृषीकेशं नयनाभ्यां जगत्पतिम्

Transliteration

samāgataṃ vilokyātha ko 'sāvityeva cintayan pibanniva hṛṣīkeśaṃ nayanābhyāṃ jagatpatim

Translation

そのとき主の来臨を見て、彼は「このお方はいったい誰なのか」と思い、両眼でまるで飲み込むかのように、世界の主フリシーケーシャを見つめた。その見つめのただ中で、束縛されたパシュ（魂）は至上のパティへと引き寄せられ、諸根は内へと向かい、認知が目覚める。

Word by Word

• समागतं: having arrived

• विलोक्य: having seen

• अथ: then

• कः: who

• असौ: this (person/being)

• इति: thus

• एव: indeed

• चिन्तयन्: thinking, reflecting

• पिबन् इव: as if drinking (in)

• हृषीकेशं: Hṛṣīkeśa (Lord of the senses)

• नयनाभ्याम्: with (his) two eyes

• जगत्पतिम्: the Lord of the world(s)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; internal scene description)

Characters & Entities

• Hrisikesha
• Jagatpati

FAQs

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

It highlights darśana as a core mode of worship—‘drinking in’ the Lord with the eyes—pointing to the inner recognition that Linga-pūjā is meant to awaken: the soul (paśu) turning toward Pati beyond mere external form.

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

By calling the deity Jagatpati (Lord of the worlds), it indicates the supreme rulership and transcendence of Pati; the moment of wonder—“Who is this?”—marks Shiva-tattva as not immediately graspable by ordinary cognition, but known through awakened perception.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic cue is sense-integration: Hṛṣīkeśa (‘Lord of the senses’) implies mastery and inward turning of the senses—akin to pratyāhāra—so that devotion becomes concentrated vision rather than distracted seeing.