Shloka 17

पीतवासा-कल्पः, माहेश्वरी-दर्शनम्, रौद्री-गायत्री, महायोगेन अपुनर्भवः

Devanagari script

पीताभोष्णीषशिरसः पीतास्याः पीतमूर्धजाः ततो वर्षसहस्रान्त उषित्वा विमलौजसः

Transliteration

pītābhoṣṇīṣaśirasaḥ pītāsyāḥ pītamūrdhajāḥ tato varṣasahasrānta uṣitvā vimalaujasaḥ

Translation

ಅವರ ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಳದಿ ಪಾಗಡಿ, ಮುಖ ಹಳದಿ, ಕೂದಲು ಕೂಡ ಹಳದಿ; ನಂತರ ಅವರು ನಿರ್ಮಲ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸಿ ಸಾವಿರ ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಅಂತ್ಯವರೆಗೆ ವಾಸಿಸಿದರು।

Word by Word

• pīta: yellow/golden

• ābhoṣṇīṣa-śirasaḥ: having heads adorned with turbans

• pīta-āsyāḥ: having yellow faces

• pīta-mūrdhajāḥ: having yellow hair

• tataḥ: then/thereafter

• varṣa-sahasra-anta: the end of a thousand years

• uṣitvā: having dwelt/abided

• vimala-ojasaḥ: of spotless radiance/pure vigor

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It foregrounds the theme of vimala (spotless) radiance and ordered cosmic time; Linga worship in the Purva-Bhaga is repeatedly presented as the means by which beings align with Shiva (Pati) and regain purity beyond pasha (bondage).

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

By emphasizing stainless ojas and sustained order across a thousand-year span, the verse reflects Shiva-tattva indirectly as the pure, regulating principle (Pati) by whose presence cosmic beings retain luminosity and stability.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is the Shaiva yogic ideal of cultivating vimala ojas (purified spiritual vigor), a prerequisite for Pashupata-oriented discipline and devotion.