Shloka 27

ययातिना पूरौ राज्याभिषेकः, दिक्प्रदानं, तृष्णा-वैराग्योपदेशः, वनप्रवेशः च

Devanagari script

धनी प्रजावान् आयुष्मान् कीर्तिमांश् च भवेन्नरः ययातिचरितं पुण्यं पठञ्छृण्वंश् च बुद्धिमान्

Transliteration

dhanī prajāvān āyuṣmān kīrtimāṃś ca bhavennaraḥ yayāticaritaṃ puṇyaṃ paṭhañchṛṇvaṃś ca buddhimān

Translation

ರಾಜ ಯಯಾತಿಯ ಈ ಪುಣ್ಯಚರಿತ್ರೆಯನ್ನು ಪಠಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಶ್ರವಣ ಮಾಡುವ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತನು ಧನಿಷ್ಠನಾಗಿ, ಸಂತಾನವಂತನಾಗಿ, ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷ್ಮಾನಾಗಿ, ಕೀರ್ತಿವಂತನಾಗಿ ಭವಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• धनी (dhanī): wealthy

• प्रजावान् (prajāvān): endowed with progeny

• आयुष्मान् (āyuṣmān): long-lived

• कीर्तिमान् (kīrtimān): famed, illustrious

• च (ca): and

• भवेत् (bhavet): becomes

• नरः (naraḥ): a person, man

• ययाति-चरितम् (yayāti-caritam): the story/deeds of Yayāti

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam): meritorious, holy

• पठन् (paṭhan): reciting

• शृण्वन् (chṛṇvan): hearing, listening

• च (ca): and

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān): wise, discerning

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Yayati

FAQs

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

It teaches that śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of Shiva-aligned Purāṇic narratives generate puṇya that supports devotion and readiness for Liṅga-upāsanā, yielding both worldly welfare and spiritual uplift.

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

By highlighting the transformative power of sacred hearing/recitation, it implies Shiva as Pati—the gracious Lord whose order makes dharma fruitful and whose anugraha gradually loosens the paśu’s pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Purāṇa-śravaṇa and pāṭha as a devotional discipline (aṅga of bhakti and preparatory purification), supportive of Pāśupata-oriented inner cleansing and steadiness in worship.