Shloka 38

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

पुरं प्रवेशयामास स्वयम् आदाय केशवः सदस्याह च देवेशं नारायणमजो हरिम्

Transliteration

puraṃ praveśayāmāsa svayam ādāya keśavaḥ sadasyāha ca deveśaṃ nārāyaṇamajo harim

Translation

കേശവൻ സ്വയം (അവനെ) കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ട് നഗരത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിപ്പിച്ചു; സഭാസദസ്സുകൾ ദേവേശനായ നാരായണൻ, അജനായ ഹരി എന്നിവനെ ആദരത്തോടെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• puram: the city/fortified town

• praveśayāmāsa: caused to enter/led in

• svayam: himself

• ādāya: taking/bringing along

• keśavaḥ: Keśava (Viṣṇu)

• sadasyāḥ: the members of the assembly/courtiers

• āha: said/addressed

• ca: and

• deveśam: the Lord of the gods

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa

• ajaḥ: the Unborn

• harim: Hari (Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (outer narration, contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Narayana
• Hari
• Keshava

FAQs

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

By honoring Nārāyaṇa as “Lord of the gods,” the verse supports the Linga Purana’s Hari-Hara harmony: devotion to Śiva (Pati) is not contradicted by honoring Viṣṇu as a divine agent who upholds dharma within Śiva’s cosmic order.

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

Even without naming Śiva directly, the scene implies Śiva-tattva as supreme governance (Pati): other deities—here Viṣṇu as Deveśa—operate as preservers within the higher sovereignty of Śiva’s will that regulates pasha (bondage) and guides paśu (souls).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the practical takeaway is reverential reception and honoring of the deity in assembly—an attitude (bhāva) aligned with Pāśupata discipline: humility, dharma, and recognition of divine hierarchy under Pati.