Shloka 5

Indra’s Account: Shilada’s Tapas and Shiva’s Manifestation as Nandi

Devanagari script

यदा स्पृष्टो मुनिस्तेन करेण च स्मरारिणा तदैव मुनिशार्दूलश् चोत्ससर्ज क्लमं द्विजः

Transliteration

yadā spṛṣṭo munistena kareṇa ca smarāriṇā tadaiva muniśārdūlaś cotsasarja klamaṃ dvijaḥ

Translation

ಸ್ಮರಾರಿ (ಕಾಮವೈರಿ) ಶಿವನ ಕೈಸ್ಪರ್ಶವು ಆ ಮುನಿಯನ್ನು ತಾಕಿದಾಗ, ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಮುನಿಶಾರ್ದೂಲನಾದ ಆ ದ್ವಿಜನು ತನ್ನ ಕ್ಲಮವನ್ನೂ ಕಷ್ಟವನ್ನೂ ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿದನು।

Word by Word

• yadā: when

• spṛṣṭaḥ: touched

• muniḥ: the sage

• tena: by him/that one

• kareṇa: by (the) hand

• ca: and

• smarāriṇā: by Smarāri (Śiva, the enemy of Kāma)

• tadā eva: then indeed/at that very moment

• muni-śārdūlaḥ: tiger among sages

• ca: and

• utsasarja: released/cast off

• klamam: weariness, fatigue, affliction

• dvijaḥ: the twice-born (brāhmaṇa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Smarāri)
• Muni (the sage)

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace) as immediate and transformative—central to Liṅga-bhakti, where contact through worship (sparśa, arcana, darśana) is understood to remove the devotee’s distress and obstacles.

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

Śiva appears as Smarāri—the supreme Pati who subdues forces that bind the pashu (such as agitation and suffering). His mere touch signifies sovereign power to dissolve kleśa/klama, revealing Shiva-tattva as compassionate and liberating.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies Pāśupata-oriented anugraha: by proximity to Śiva (darśana/sparśa through puja, initiation, or direct blessing), the practitioner’s fatigue and inner affliction subside—supporting steady yoga and devotion.