Shloka 37

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

ज्ञातं प्रसादाद्रुद्रस्य द्विजत्वं त्यज सुव्रत आराधितो ऽसि देवेश क्षुपेण मधुसूदन

Transliteration

jñātaṃ prasādādrudrasya dvijatvaṃ tyaja suvrata ārādhito 'si deveśa kṣupeṇa madhusūdana

Translation

രുദ്രപ്രസാദത്താൽ ഇത് അറിയപ്പെട്ടു—ഹേ സുവ്രത, ‘ദ്വിജത്വ’ അഹങ്കാരം ഉപേക്ഷിക്ക. ഹേ ദേവേശ മധുസൂദന, ഈ ചെറു അർപ്പണത്തിലൂടെ നീ രുദ്രനെ സത്യമായി ആരാധിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam): it is known/has been understood

• प्रसादात् (prasādāt): by grace, through favor

• रुद्रस्य (rudrasya): of Rudra (Śiva)

• द्विजत्वम् (dvijatvam): the state/claim of being twice-born (brāhmaṇya status)

• त्यज (tyaja): abandon, give up

• सुव्रत (suvrata): O one of good vows/steadfast discipline

• आराधितः (ārādhitaḥ): worshipped, propitiated

• असि (asi): you are/you have

• देवेश (deveśa): O Lord of the gods

• क्षुपेण (kṣupeṇa): with a shrub/with a small plant (a humble offering)

• मधुसूदन (madhusūdana): Slayer of Madhu (Viṣṇu).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal address to Vishnu/Madhusudana within the Adhyaya’s dialogue)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Vishnu (Madhusudana)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Rudra is truly ‘ārādhita’ (propitiated) not by grandeur but by devotion— even a simple offering like a small plant can be complete worship when offered with surrender to Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva appears as Rudra whose prasāda (grace) reveals truth and dissolves egoic identity; He is Pati who can loosen pasha by making the devotee relinquish pride in status and rest in authentic devotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A key Pāśupata-bhāva is highlighted: tyāga of pride/identity (such as dvijatva-abhimāna) and simple, sincere upacāra (offering) as effective Shiva-pūjā when aligned with humility and devotion.