Shloka 20

Devanagari script

सबान्धवान्क्षणादेव युष्मान् संतारयाम्यहम् सूत उवाच एवम् उक्त्वा सुरश्रेष्ठान् सुरश्रेष्ठमनुस्मरन्

Transliteration

sabāndhavānkṣaṇādeva yuṣmān saṃtārayāmyaham sūta uvāca evam uktvā suraśreṣṭhān suraśreṣṭhamanusmaran

Translation

«ພ້ອມດ້ວຍຍາດພີ່ນ້ອງຂອງເຈົ້າທັງຫມົດ ຂ້າຈະພາເຈົ້າຂ້າມພົ້ນໃນທັນທີນີ້»។ ສູຕະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອກ່າວດັ່ງນັ້ນແກ່ເທວະຜູ້ສູງສຸດແລ້ວ ທ່ານໄດ້ລະລຶກເຖິງເທວະຜູ້ສູງສຸດ—ພຣະສິວະ—ໃນໃຈຂອງຕົນ।

Word by Word

• sabāndhavān: along with (your) relatives/kinsmen

• kṣaṇāt eva: in a moment, immediately

• yuṣmān: you (all)

• saṃtārayāmi: I cause (you) to cross over, I deliver

• aham: I

• sūta uvāca: Sūta said

• evam: thus

• uktvā: having said

• suraśreṣṭhān: the best of the devas, the foremost gods

• suraśreṣṭham: the best of the gods (epithet of Śiva)

• anusmaran: remembering, recollecting (meditatively)

Speaker

Suta (narrator); the preceding direct speech is by an unnamed divine agent/benefactor in the narrative who invokes Śiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that true deliverance (tāraṇa) is ultimately granted by Pati—Śiva—remembered and invoked; Linga worship is not merely external ritual but a direct channel to Śiva’s saving grace.

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

Śiva is implied as Surasreṣṭha—the supreme among devas—whose presence is accessed through anusmaraṇa (inner recollection). This points to Śiva-tattva as the transcendent Lord who can sever pāśa (bondage) and carry the paśu (soul) across saṃsāra.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Anusmaraṇa (devotional recollection/meditative remembrance) is highlighted—aligned with Pāśupata orientation where inner fixation on Pati complements outward pūjā and becomes the immediate means for protection and liberation.