Shloka 34

श्वेतमुनिना कालस्य निग्रहः (मृत्युञ्जय-भक्ति-प्रसादः)

Devanagari script

सदारतनयाः श्रान्ताः प्रणेमुश् च पितामहम् तस्मात्पाशुपती भक्तिर् धर्मकामार्थसिद्धिदा

Transliteration

sadāratanayāḥ śrāntāḥ praṇemuś ca pitāmaham tasmātpāśupatī bhaktir dharmakāmārthasiddhidā

Translation

ശ്രാന്തരായ സദാരന്റെ പുത്രന്മാർ പിതാമഹൻ (ബ്രഹ്മാ)നെ പ്രണാമം ചെയ്തു. അതിനാൽ പശുപതിയോടുള്ള ഭക്തി ധർമ്മം, കാമം, അർത്ഥം എന്നിവയുടെ സിദ്ധി നൽകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सदारतनयाः: the sons of Sadāra

• श्रान्ताः: exhausted, wearied

• प्रणेमुः: bowed down, prostrated

• च: and

• पितामहम्: Pitāmaha, Brahmā the grandsire

• तस्मात्: therefore, hence

• पाशुपती भक्तिः: devotion to Paśupati (Śiva as Lord of paśus)

• धर्म: righteousness, sacred duty

• काम: legitimate desire

• अर्थ: prosperity, worldly means

• सिद्धिदा: bestower of accomplishment/success

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; internal reference to Brahma as Pitamaha)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Paśupati-bhakti as a siddhi-giving principle: worship of Śiva (often through the Liṅga) is presented as the reliable means to fulfill dharma, artha, and kāma within the Purāṇic framework.

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

Śiva is implied as Paśupati—Pati (Lord) over the paśu (the bound soul). This points to the Shaiva Siddhānta triad: paśu (jīva), pāśa (bondage), and Pati (Śiva), where devotion aligns the soul toward the Lord who can loosen bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights bhakti to Paśupati as the practical sādhana; in a Pāśupata-oriented reading, this includes disciplined devotion expressed through Śiva-pūjā (Liṅga-arcana) and Pāśupata yoga’s God-centered observances.