Shloka 85

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

त्रयस्त्रिंशत्सुराश्चैव त्रयश् च त्रिशतास् तथा त्रयश् च त्रिसहस्राणि जग्मुर्देवाः समन्ततः

Transliteration

trayastriṃśatsurāścaiva trayaś ca triśatās tathā trayaś ca trisahasrāṇi jagmurdevāḥ samantataḥ

Translation

神々は四方より来集した――三十三の主神に加え、三百三、さらに三千三――あらゆる側から取り囲むように集い、その聖なる場に顕れた至上の臨在、パティ（主宰）へと引き寄せられた。

Word by Word

• त्रयस्त्रिंशत् (trayastriṁśat): thirty-three

• सुराः (surāḥ): gods/devas

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• त्रयः (trayaḥ): three

• च (ca): and

• त्रिशताः (triśatāḥ): three hundreds

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

• त्रयः (trayaḥ): three

• च (ca): and

• त्रिसहस्राणि (tri-sahasrāṇi): three thousands

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ): went/came/assembled

• देवाः (devāḥ): the gods

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ): from all sides/everywhere around

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; internal scene describes the Devas assembling)

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga-event as cosmically compelling: even the entire Deva order—across multiple ranks—converges “from all sides,” implying that the Linga signifies Pati (the Supreme Lord) who draws all powers toward worship and recognition.

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

By showing that all classes of Devas assemble around the focal sacred reality, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as the central, transcendent Pati beyond the limited jurisdictions of individual gods—one Presence before which celestial hierarchies become secondary.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The immediate practice implied is circumambulation and collective reverential approach (samantataḥ—gathering all around), a temple-like Linga-upāsanā posture; yogically it reflects turning the mind from scattered deva-powers toward the single Pati as the axis of contemplation.