Shloka 7

रक्तकल्पे वामदेवदर्शनं चतुर्कुमारोत्पत्तिः

Devanagari script

दृष्टः परमया भक्त्या स्तुतश् च ब्रह्मपूर्वकम् तस्माद्ध्यानबलं प्राप्य कल्पे कल्पे प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭaḥ paramayā bhaktyā stutaś ca brahmapūrvakam tasmāddhyānabalaṃ prāpya kalpe kalpe prayatnataḥ

Translation

ಪರಮ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ದರ್ಶನಗೊಂಡು, ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನು ಮುನ್ನಡೆದು ಸ್ತುತಿಸಿದ ನಂತರ—ಧ್ಯಾನಜನಿತ ಬಲವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು, ಕಲ್ಪ ಕಲ್ಪಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಭು-ಪತಿಯನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ): beheld/seen

• परमया (paramayā): by supreme

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā): devotion

• स्तुतः (stutaḥ): praised

• च (ca): and

• ब्रह्मपूर्वकम् (brahmapūrvakam): with Brahmā at the forefront/led by Brahmā

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore/from that

• ध्यानबलम् (dhyānabalam): strength/power of meditation

• प्राप्य (prāpya): having attained

• कल्पे कल्पे (kalpe kalpe): in every kalpa, age after age

• प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ): with effort/earnestly.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; describing Brahma-led praise and the discipline of dhyana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It links Linga-darśana and Brahmā-led stuti to the attainment of dhyāna-bala, presenting worship not as a one-time act but as sustained sādhana repeated kalpa after kalpa.

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

Shiva is implied as the Pati who becomes directly ‘seen’ through supreme bhakti and is approached through disciplined meditation, indicating a transcendent Lord accessible by grace-filled devotion and yogic steadiness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Brahma-pūrvaka stuti (Vedic-style hymn led by Brahmā) and dhyāna (meditative absorption) are emphasized as the core practices that generate dhyāna-bala in a Pāśupata-oriented path.