Shloka 29

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

सर्वदेवैः परिवृतः स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः आययौ भगवान्विष्णुः ध्रुवान्तिकम् अरातिहा

Transliteration

sarvadevaiḥ parivṛtaḥ stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ āyayau bhagavānviṣṇuḥ dhruvāntikam arātihā

Translation

ພຣະວິສນຸ ຜູ້ເປັນພຣະຜູ້ມີພຣະພາກ—ຜູ້ທໍາລາຍສັດຕູ—ມາຮອດຕໍ່ໜ້າທ່ານດຣຸວະ ໂດຍມີເທວະທັງປວງຫ້ອມລ້ອມ ແລະຖືກສັນລະເສີນໂດຍມະຫາຣິສີ. ຕາມຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈແບບໄສວະ ແມ່ນແຕ່ການເສດັດລົງອັນເທວະນີ້ກໍເກີດຕາມພຣະປະສົງຂອງປະຕິ (ພຣະສິວະ) ຜູ້ດຽວທີ່ຄາຍພາສະ ແລະປະທານຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງແກ່ປະສຸ (ວິນຍານ).

Word by Word

• सर्वदेवैः: by all the gods

• परिवृतः: surrounded/encircled

• स्तूयमानः: being praised

• महर्षिभिः: by the great sages

• आययौ: came/arrived

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• विष्णुः: Vishnu

• ध्रुवान्तिकम्: to Dhruva's proximity/presence

• अरातिहा: slayer of enemies (foe-destroyer)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Dhruva
• Devas
• Maharshis

FAQs

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

It shows the devas and sages acting in reverence and order; in Linga Purana’s Shaiva lens, such cosmic order ultimately rests on Pati (Śiva), the inner ruler to whom linga-worship is directed for stability and grace.

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

Though Śiva is not named in the line, a Shaiva Siddhanta framing reads the event as occurring under the supremacy of Pati—Śiva as the unseen governor whose śakti enables even Viṣṇu’s saving presence and the soul’s firmness (dhruvatva).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights stuti (hymnic praise) and satsanga with rishis—devotional disciplines that support steadiness of mind; this aligns with Shaiva practice as preparatory bhakti that can mature into pashupata-oriented inner discipline.