Shloka 45

देवदारुवनौकसां प्रति ब्रह्मोपदेशः—लिङ्गलक्षण-प्रतिष्ठा-विधिः, शिवमायारूपदर्शनं, स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

ततो देवः प्रसन्नात्मा स्वमेवास्थाय शङ्करः रूपं त्र्यक्षं च संद्रष्टुं दिव्यं चक्षुरदात्प्रभुः

Transliteration

tato devaḥ prasannātmā svamevāsthāya śaṅkaraḥ rūpaṃ tryakṣaṃ ca saṃdraṣṭuṃ divyaṃ cakṣuradātprabhuḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ പ്രസന്നാത്മാവായ ശങ്കരൻ, തന്റെ സ്വസ്വരൂപത്തിൽ അധിഷ്ഠിതനായ പ്രഭു, തന്റെ ത്രിനേത്ര ദിവ്യരൂപം യഥാർത്ഥമായി ദർശിക്കുവാൻ അവർക്കു ദിവ്യദൃഷ്ടി ദാനമരിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• ततः: then

• देवः: the Lord, the Deva

• प्रसन्नात्मा: whose inner being is pleased/benign

• स्वम् एव: in his own (true) nature alone

• आस्थाय: abiding, taking refuge/standing firm

• शङ्करः: Shankara (the auspicious one, Shiva)

• रूपम्: form

• त्र्यक्षम्: three-eyed (tri-locana), transcendent seer

• च: and

• संद्रष्टुम्: to behold clearly, to perceive directly

• दिव्यम्: divine, supra-sensory

• चक्षुः: sight/eye (faculty of vision)

• अदात्: gave, bestowed

• प्रभुः: the sovereign Lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages; describing Shiva’s act of grace)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva is not grasped by ordinary sight; true Linga-darshana arises by Shiva’s anugraha (grace), which grants the devotee a purified, divine mode of perception.

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

Shiva is shown as Prabhu (sovereign Pati) who abides in his own self-established reality and reveals himself as Triyaksha—one whose knowing transcends the three realms—accessible through grace rather than mere sensory effort.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice implied is grace-oriented Pashupata sadhana: purification, devotion, and inward steadiness that make the pashu fit to receive divya-chakshu—direct, contemplative darshana of Shiva beyond the senses.