Shloka 81

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

हा रुद्र रुद्र रुद्रेति रुरोद निपपात च तं दृष्ट्वा भगवान्रुद्रो देवीमाह च शङ्करः

Transliteration

hā rudra rudra rudreti ruroda nipapāta ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhagavānrudro devīmāha ca śaṅkaraḥ

Translation

“ഹാ രുദ്ര! രുദ്ര! രുദ്ര!” എന്നു വിളിച്ചു കരഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട് അവൾ വീണുകിടന്നു. അവളെ അങ്ങനെ കണ്ട ഭഗവാൻ രുദ്രൻ—ശങ്കരൻ—ദേവിയോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• हा: alas/ah!

• रुद्र: Rudra (the Lord, Pati)

• रुद्र रुद्र रुद्रेति: repeating ‘Rudra, Rudra, Rudra’

• रुरोद: she wept

• निपपात: she fell down/collapsed

• च: and

• तं: her/that (state)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• रुद्रः: Rudra (Śiva)

• देवीम्: to the Goddess (Devī/Śakti)

• आह: said/spoke

• च: and

• शङ्करः: Śaṅkara (beneficent Śiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; the verse transitions to Shiva speaking)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shankara
• Devi
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows the core bhakti dynamic behind Linga-upāsanā: when the devotee (pāśu) calls upon Pati—Rudra—through intense surrender, Śiva responds with grace and direct guidance, which is the inner purpose of worship beyond mere external rite.

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

Śiva-tattva is portrayed as karuṇā (compassionate sovereignty): Rudra is not distant—He witnesses suffering and immediately speaks as Śaṅkara, the beneficent Lord who loosens pāśa (bondage) through reassurance and teaching.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender) and nāma-ucchāra (invocation by name)—a bhakti-infused entry into Pāśupata orientation, where remembrance of Rudra stabilizes the mind and opens it to Śiva’s instruction.