Shloka 2
तत्र स्नात्वा सरस्वत्यां देवं पशुपतिं विभुम् । आनर्चुरर्हणैर्भक्त्या देवीं च नृपतेऽम्बिकाम् ॥ २ ॥
tatra snātvā sarasvatyāṁ devaṁ paśu-patiṁ vibhum ānarcur arhaṇair bhaktyā devīṁ ca ṇṛpate ’mbikām
ಓ ರಾಜನೇ, ಅಲ್ಲಿ ತಲುಪಿ ಅವರು ಸರಸ್ವತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿ, ನಂತರ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ವಿವಿಧ ಉಪಚಾರಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಹಾವಿಭುವಾದ ಪಶುಪತಿ ದೇವನನ್ನು (ಶಿವನನ್ನು) ಮತ್ತು ಅವನ ಸಂಗಾತಿ ದೇವಿ ಅಂಬಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಆರಾಧಿಸಿದರು।
FAQs
This verse shows devotees first purifying themselves by bathing in Sarasvatī and then engaging in worship—tīrtha-snānā is presented as supportive to devotion and proper worship.
The Bhagavatam depicts worship of Śiva as honorable and devotional—Śiva is revered as a great lord and foremost Vaiṣṇava, and devotees may worship him with bhakti while remaining aligned with the Bhagavatam’s devotion-centered path.
Begin spiritual practices with purification and intentionality (cleanliness, prayerful mindset), then offer respectful, sincere devotion—“arhaṇa with bhakti”—to the Divine, keeping worship heartfelt rather than merely formal.