Shloka 54

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

तेजसा तस्य देवास्ते सेन्द्रचन्द्रदिवाकराः सब्रह्मकाः ससाध्याश् च सनारायणकास् तथा

Transliteration

tejasā tasya devāste sendracandradivākarāḥ sabrahmakāḥ sasādhyāś ca sanārāyaṇakās tathā

Translation

അവന്റെ തേജസ്സാൽ മൂടപ്പെട്ട് ആ ദേവന്മാർ—ഇന്ദ്രൻ, ചന്ദ്രൻ, സൂര്യൻ എന്നിവരോടൊപ്പം—ബ്രഹ്മാവും സാധ്യന്മാരും നാരായണനും കൂടി—ആ ദീപ്തിയുടെ അധീനരായി।

Word by Word

• तेजसा (tejasā): by the radiance/splendor

• तस्य (tasya): of Him (the Supreme Lord, Pati—Śiva)

• देवाः (devāḥ): the gods

• ते (te): those

• स-इन्द्र-चन्द्र-दिवाकराः (sa-indra-candra-divākarāḥ): together with Indra, the Moon, and the Sun

• स-ब्रह्मकाः (sa-brahmakāḥ): together with Brahmā

• स-साध्याः (sa-sādhyāḥ): together with the Sādhyas (a class of deities)

• च (ca): and

• स-नारायणकाः (sa-nārāyaṇakāḥ): together with Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; describing the devas’ condition in the episode)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra
• Chandra
• Surya
• Brahma
• Sadhyas
• Narayana (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It establishes that the Linga’s Lord (Śiva as Pati) is the source of the very powers the devas embody—light, sovereignty, and cosmic order—so Linga-pūjā is worship of the ground of all divine functions, not a subordinate deity.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as transcendent tejas that eclipses even the highest cosmic administrators (Brahmā, Indra) and luminaries (Sun, Moon), indicating Pati’s supremacy over all pashus (finite beings), however exalted.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to contemplative recognition (jñāna) central to Pāśupata orientation: meditating on Śiva’s tejas as the inner light beyond sun and moon—supporting Linga-dhyāna and surrender of egoic power to Pati.