Shloka 89

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

सो ऽपि दृष्ट्वा महादेवम् आनन्दास्राविलेक्षणः निपपात च हृष्टात्मा पादयोस्तस्य सादरम्

Transliteration

so 'pi dṛṣṭvā mahādevam ānandāsrāvilekṣaṇaḥ nipapāta ca hṛṣṭātmā pādayostasya sādaram

Translation

マハーデーヴァを拝すると、彼の眼は歓喜の涙に潤んだ。心は喜びに満ち、彼はひれ伏して、敬虔にその御足に五体投地した。

Word by Word

• सोऽपि (so 'pi): he too

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• महादेवम् (mahādevam): Mahādeva (Lord Śiva)

• आनन्द-आस्रावि-लेक्षणः (ānanda-āsrāvi-lekṣaṇaḥ): whose eyes were streaming tears of bliss

• निपपात (nipapāta): fell down/prostrated

• च (ca): and

• हृष्ट-आत्मा (hṛṣṭātmā): with a delighted/joyful heart

• पादयोः (pādayoḥ): at the feet (dual)

• तस्य (tasya): of Him

• सादरम् (sādaram): respectfully, with reverence

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva

FAQs

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

It highlights the core Shaiva posture behind Linga-puja: direct Shiva-darshana culminates in humble surrender (pranama) at the Lord’s feet, signaling receptivity to Shiva’s anugraha (grace), the true fruit of worship.

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

Shiva appears as Mahadeva, the supreme Pati (Lord) whose mere vision evokes ānanda (bliss) and devotional tears—implying that Shiva-tattva is grace-bearing, inwardly transformative, and capable of loosening the pasha (bondage) of the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pranama (full prostration) as a limb of devotion and inner discipline—an embodied act of ego-surrender aligned with Shaiva sadhana and the spirit of Pashupata Yoga (approaching the Pati with reverence and humility).