Shloka 98

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं दण्डवत्प्रणिपत्य च जजाप रुद्रं भगवान् कोटिवारं जले स्थितः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ daṇḍavatpraṇipatya ca jajāpa rudraṃ bhagavān koṭivāraṃ jale sthitaḥ

Translation

സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇങ്ങനെ മഹാദേവനെ സ്തുതിച്ച് ദണ്ഡവത് പ്രണാമം ചെയ്ത്, ഭഗവാൻ ജലത്തിൽ നിലകൊണ്ട് രുദ്രമന്ത്രം കോടി പ്രാവശ്യം ജപിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• सूत उवाच: Sūta said

• एवं: thus

• स्तुत्वा: having praised

• महादेवं: Mahādeva (Śiva)

• दण्डवत्-प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated like a staff (full-body obeisance)

• च: and

• जजाप: he muttered/recited (japa)

• रुद्रं: Rudra (Rudra-mantra / Śiva’s name)

• भगवान्: the blessed/venerable one

• कोटिवारं: a crore of times

• जले: in water

• स्थितः: remaining/being situated

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Mahadeva
• Suta

FAQs

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

It presents the core triad of Śaiva practice that supports Liṅga-upāsanā—stuti (praise), daṇḍavat-praṇāma (total surrender), and mantra-japa—showing that devotion and disciplined repetition of Rudra’s name are central means for approaching Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva is addressed as Mahādeva and Rudra—the supreme Pati—worthy of complete prostration; the act of intense japa implies that His grace is accessed through focused consciousness, dissolving pāśa (bondage) that limits the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Rudra-mantra japa performed with austerity while remaining in water (jala-sthiti) is highlighted—an ascetic, Pāśupata-flavored discipline combining tapas, mental one-pointedness, and surrender.