Shloka 18
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
ततो देवास्सगंधर्वा विद्याधरमहोरगाः । मुमुचुः पुष्पवृष्टिं च साधुवादान्मनोनुगान्
tato devāssagaṃdharvā vidyādharamahoragāḥ | mumucuḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ ca sādhuvādānmanonugān
ಆಗ ದೇವತೆಗಳು—ಗಂಧರ್ವರು, ವಿದ್ಯಾಧರರು ಮತ್ತು ಮಹೋರಗರು ಸಹಿತ—ಪುಷ್ಪವೃಷ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ಸುರಿಸಿ, ಆನಂದದಿಂದ ಹೃದಯಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ‘ಸಾಧು! ಸಾಧು!’ ಎಂದು ಶ್ಲಾಘಿಸಿದರು।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The flower-shower and “sādhu” acclamations signify cosmic assent: when an act aligns with dharma and devotion to Pati (Śiva), even celestial beings rejoice, affirming the auspiciousness that supports the soul’s movement toward grace and liberation.
Such celestial praise commonly accompanies moments when Saguna Śiva’s will is recognized in the world—devotion and righteous conduct become visible signs of His anugraha (grace), which Linga-worship seeks to invoke through reverence, purity, and surrender.
Offer flowers with the Panchākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate inner “sādhu-vāda”—a mind that sincerely praises and consents to Śiva’s order; this verse supports bhakti-oriented pūjā rather than prescribing a specific bhasma or rudrākṣa rite.