Shloka 63

Varaha-Pradurbhava Context: Prahlada’s Bhakti, Narasimha’s Ugra-Form, and Shiva’s Sharabha Intervention

Devanagari script

यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि संस्तवं शार्वमुत्तमम् रुद्रलोकमनुप्राप्य रुद्रेण सह मोदते

Transliteration

yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi saṃstavaṃ śārvamuttamam rudralokamanuprāpya rudreṇa saha modate

Translation

このシャルヴァ（ルドラ）への最上の讃歌を、唱える者、あるいはただ聴く者であっても、ルドラの世界に至る。そこに到ったなら、ルドラご自身と共に交わり、歓喜する。

Word by Word

• यः (yaḥ): whoever

• पठेत् (paṭhet): would recite/read

• शृणुयात् (chṛṇuyāt): would hear/listen

• वा अपि (vā api): or even

• संस्तवम् (saṃstavam): hymn of praise/eulogy

• शार्वम् (śārvam): belonging to Śarva (Shiva)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam): supreme, best

• रुद्रलोकम् (rudra-lokam): Rudra’s realm/world

• अनुप्राप्य (anuprāpya): having attained/reached

• रुद्रेण सह (rudreṇa saha): together with Rudra

• मोदते (modate): rejoices, delights.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; phala-śruti of the Śārvastava)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva
• Śarva

FAQs

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

It gives the phala (spiritual fruit) of Śiva-stuti: even śravaṇa (hearing) or pāṭha (recitation) of the Śārvastava leads the devotee toward Rudra’s realm, affirming that devotion to Pati (Śiva) loosens pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul).

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

Śiva is presented as Pati—the supreme Lord whose proximity is a state of bliss (“rejoices with Rudra”). Attaining Rudraloka signifies nearness to Śiva-tattva through grace awakened by bhakti.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śravaṇa and pāṭha of Śiva-stotra are highlighted as effective sādhana—devotional disciplines aligned with Pāśupata-oriented practice, where remembrance and praise of Rudra purify the paśu and turn it toward liberation.