Shloka 7

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

अलब्ध्वा स पितुर्धीमान् अङ्कं दुःखितमानसः मातुः समीपमागम्य रुरोद स पुनः पुनः

Transliteration

alabdhvā sa piturdhīmān aṅkaṃ duḥkhitamānasaḥ mātuḥ samīpamāgamya ruroda sa punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

ജ്ഞാനിയായ പിതാവിന്റെ ആലിംഗനം ലഭിക്കാതെ, ദുഃഖം നിറഞ്ഞ മനസ്സോടെ അവൻ അമ്മയുടെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്നു വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും കരഞ്ഞു।

Word by Word

• alabdhvā: not obtaining, failing to get

• saḥ: he

• pituḥ: of (his) father

• dhīmān: wise, discerning

• aṅkam: lap, embrace

• duḥkhita-mānasaḥ: whose mind is afflicted with grief

• mātuḥ: of (his) mother

• samīpam: near, in the presence of

• āgamya: having gone/approached

• ruroda: wept

• punaḥ punaḥ: repeatedly, again and again

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Father
• Mother

FAQs

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

It frames the pashu’s helplessness in worldly relationships; such repeated sorrow becomes the inner impetus to seek Pati (Shiva) through Linga-upāsanā as the stable refuge beyond changing human supports.

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

By contrast: the father’s embrace is not attained, highlighting that all finite shelters can fail; Shiva-tattva, as Pati, is the unfailing āśraya (ground of being) whom the soul ultimately approaches for freedom from duḥkha and bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit rite is stated; the practical takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline—using grief (duḥkha) to cultivate vairāgya and turning the mind toward devotion and inner surrender, which supports focused Shiva-pūjā and japa.