Shloka 46
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
तदा मध्याह्नसमये देवदेवः स्वयं हरिः / स्नात्वा शुक्लाम्बरो भानुमुपतिष्ठत् कृताञ्जलिः
tadā madhyāhnasamaye devadevaḥ svayaṃ hariḥ / snātvā śuklāmbaro bhānumupatiṣṭhat kṛtāñjaliḥ
അപ്പോൾ മധ്യാഹ്നസമയത്ത് ദേവദേവനായ സ്വയം ഹരി സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ശ്വേതവസ്ത്രം ധരിച്ചു, കൃതാഞ്ജലിയായി സൂര്യദേവന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ ഭക്തിയോടെ നിലകൊണ്ടു।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator relating Hari’s observance; traditional frame: Sūta/Vyāsa lineage)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By showing Hari (the Supreme Lord) modeling disciplined worship, the verse implies that realization is supported by śauca (purity) and niyama (regulated practice), through which the inner Self becomes fit to recognize the Divine order (ṛta) reflected in the Sun.
Ritual purity (snāna), sattvic conduct (white garments), and focused reverence (kṛtāñjali, upatiṣṭhati) at madhyāhna indicate a niyama-based practice akin to dhāraṇā: steadying attention on a sacred support (Surya) as part of daily dharma.
Though Vishnu (Hari) is central here, the act of disciplined upāsanā aligns with the Purāṇa’s integrative theology: devotion and yogic restraint are shared pathways honored across Shaiva and Vaishnava streams, emphasizing one sacred order approached through multiple divine forms.