Shloka 27

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

प्रविश्य लोकान् पश्यैतान् अनौपम्यान्सुरोत्तम ततः प्राह्लादिनीं वाणीं श्रुत्वा तस्याभिनन्द्य च

Transliteration

praviśya lokān paśyaitān anaupamyānsurottama tataḥ prāhlādinīṃ vāṇīṃ śrutvā tasyābhinandya ca

Translation

ഹേ ദേവോത്തമാ! ഈ അനുപമ ലോകങ്ങളിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ച് അവയെ ദർശിക്ക. തുടർന്ന് ആനന്ദം പകരുന്ന ദിവ്യവാണി കേട്ട്, അതിനെ ഭക്തിപൂർവ്വം അംഗീകരിച്ച് സ്തുതിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• प्रविश्य: having entered

• लोकान्: the worlds/realms

• पश्य: behold/see

• एतान्: these

• अनौपम्यान्: incomparable, beyond comparison

• सुरोत्तम: O best of the gods

• ततः: then/thereupon

• प्राह्लादिनीम्: delight-giving, bliss-bestowing

• वाणीम्: speech/voice (divine utterance)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• तस्य: to it/of that

• अभिनन्द्य: having greeted/approved/praised

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented devotion as guided by direct divine revelation: one first receives darśana of sacred realms and then follows the bliss-giving command (vāṇī) with reverent acceptance, the attitude essential for Linga-pūjā.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the incomparable (anaupamya) reality that can be encountered as both vision (darśana) and as a grace-filled directive (prāhlādinī vāṇī), drawing the pashu (soul) toward Pati through anugraha (favor).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic cue is śravaṇa—inner, attentive hearing of the divine instruction—followed by obedient assent (abhinandana), a preparatory discipline aligned with Pāśupata orientation before formal pūjā or vrata.