Shloka 49

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

भवो ऽप्यनेकैः कुसुमैर् गणेशं भक्ष्यैश् च भोज्यैः सुरसैः सुगन्धैः /* आलिङ्ग्य चाघ्राय सुतं तदानीमपूजयत्सर्वसुरेन्द्रमुख्यः

Transliteration

bhavo 'pyanekaiḥ kusumair gaṇeśaṃ bhakṣyaiś ca bhojyaiḥ surasaiḥ sugandhaiḥ /* āliṅgya cāghrāya sutaṃ tadānīmapūjayatsarvasurendramukhyaḥ

Translation

ಆಗ ಭವನು (ಶಿವನು) ಸಹ ಅನೇಕ ಪುಷ್ಪಗಳಿಂದಲೂ, ಸುಗಂಧಯುಕ್ತ ರುಚಿಕರ ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯ-ಭೋಜ್ಯಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ಗಣೇಶನನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸಿದನು. ಸರ್ವಸುರೇಂದ್ರರಿಗೂ ಅಗ್ರಗಣ್ಯನಾದ ಪ್ರಭುವು ಪುತ್ರನನ್ನು ಆಲಿಂಗಿಸಿ, ಸ्नेಹದಿಂದ ಅವನ ಶಿರಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಆಘ್ರಾಣಿಸಿ ಆ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲೇ ಗೌರವಿಸಿದನು।

Word by Word

• bhavaḥ: Bhava (Śiva)

• api: also/indeed

• anekaiḥ: with many

• kusumaiḥ: flowers

• gaṇeśam: Gaṇeśa

• bhakṣyaiḥ: with edible snacks/sweets

• ca: and

• bhojyaiḥ: with cooked foods/offerings

• surasaiḥ: delicious/tasty

• sugandhaiḥ: fragrant

• āliṅgya: having embraced

• ca: and

• āghrāya: having smelled (affectionately)

• sutam: the son

• tadānīm: at that time/then

• apūjayat: worshipped/honoured

• sarva-surendra-mukhyaḥ: the foremost among all, before whom even Indra and the god-kings are (implied) subordinate

Speaker

Suta Goswami (outer narration; verse describes Shiva’s action)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Bhava)
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It models pūjā as a complete Shaiva offering—flowers and naivedya—showing that devotion to Pati (Śiva) naturally includes honoring his śakti-lineage and his son Gaṇeśa, who removes pasha-like obstacles to worship.

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

Śiva is portrayed as the supreme Pati—revered above all surendras—yet simultaneously tender and immanent, embracing and blessing his son; this unites transcendence (aiśvarya) with compassionate intimacy (anugraha).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pūjā-vidhi with upacāras—kusuma (flowers) and naivedya (bhakṣya/bhojya)—is highlighted, implying the Pāśupata spirit of disciplined devotion where the pashu approaches Pati through reverent, sensory-sacral offerings.