Shloka 41

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

प्रसीद क्षम्यतां सर्वं रोमजैः सह सुव्रत सो ऽपि भद्रः प्रभावेण ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः

Transliteration

prasīda kṣamyatāṃ sarvaṃ romajaiḥ saha suvrata so 'pi bhadraḥ prabhāveṇa brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ

Translation

“പ്രസന്നനാകുക; റോമജരോടുകൂടെ എല്ലാം ക്ഷമിക്കൂ, ഹേ സുവ്രതാ.” പരമേഷ്ഠി ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ ഭദ്രനും ശുഭനായി.

Word by Word

• प्रसीद (prasīda): be gracious, be pleased

• क्षम्यताम् (kṣamyatām): let it be forgiven

• सर्वम् (sarvam): everything, all (offences)

• रोमजैः (romajaiḥ): with the Romajas (a named group/lineage)

• सह (saha): together with

• सुव्रत (suvrata): O one of good vow/observance

• सः अपि (so ’pi): he too

• भद्रः (bhadraḥ): auspicious, blessed

• प्रभावेण (prabhāveṇa): by the power/majesty

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ): of Brahmā

• परमेष्ठिनः (parameṣṭhinaḥ): of Parameṣṭhin, the Supreme Ordainer (epithet of Brahmā)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal episode; contextual inference)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma (Parameshthin)

FAQs

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

It highlights kṣamā (forgiveness) and prasāda (grace) as core dispositions for a devotee; in Linga-pūjā, inner purification and reconciliation are treated as prerequisites for receiving Śiva’s anugraha (liberating grace).

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

By stressing grace and forgiveness leading to auspiciousness, it aligns with Śiva as Pati—the bestower of anugraha who loosens pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul) when humility and right observance mature.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes vrata (disciplined observance) and the ethical limb of practice—seeking pardon and cultivating prasāda-buddhi—supportive of Pāśupata-oriented sādhana and pūjā-vidhi centered on purity of intention.