Shloka 105
Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti
अथाह भगवान्ब्रह्मा भगनेत्रनिपातनम् पुष्ययोगे ऽपि सम्प्राप्ते लीलावशमुमापतिम्
athāha bhagavānbrahmā bhaganetranipātanam puṣyayoge 'pi samprāpte līlāvaśamumāpatim
അപ്പോൾ ഭഗവാൻ ബ്രഹ്മ ഭഗന്റെ നേത്രപാതനവൃത്താന്തം പറഞ്ഞു—ശുഭ പുഷ്യയോഗം എത്തിയിട്ടും ഉമാപതി ശിവൻ തന്റെ ദിവ്യലീലാവശാൽ അതു സംഭവിപ്പിച്ചു।
Brahma (within Suta’s narration)
FAQs
It implies that ritual auspiciousness (like Puṣya-yoga) is secondary to Śiva’s will; Linga worship succeeds through devotion to Pati (Śiva), not merely through correct timing.
Śiva appears as Umāpati acting in līlā—sovereign over devas and sacrificial order—showing that Shiva-tattva transcends karmic-ritual constraints and governs them from freedom.
The verse cautions against relying only on muhurta/astrological yogas; it points toward Pāśupata orientation—inner surrender and alignment with Pati—so outer rites bear fruit.