Shloka 43

शिवार्चनविधिः — देवतानां पाशुपतव्रतप्राप्तिः तथा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् (अध्याय ८०)

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा च तस्थुः सुरसिद्धसंघाः पुरस्य मध्ये पुरुहूतपूर्वाः भवस्य बालार्कसहस्रवर्णं विमानमाद्यं परमेश्वरस्य

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā ca tasthuḥ surasiddhasaṃghāḥ purasya madhye puruhūtapūrvāḥ bhavasya bālārkasahasravarṇaṃ vimānamādyaṃ parameśvarasya

Translation

അത് കണ്ടപ്പോൾ നഗരത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ ദേവ-സിദ്ധസംഘങ്ങൾ—പുരുഹൂതൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) മുൻപന്തിയിലായി—നിശ്ചലമായി നിന്നു. അവർ പരമേശ്വരന്റെ ആദിവിമാനം, ഭവൻ (ശിവൻ) എന്നതും ആയിരം ഉദയസൂര്യങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തവുമുള്ളതും, ദർശിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• च: and

• तस्थुः: they stood (motionless)

• सुरसिद्धसंघाः: assemblies of Devas and Siddhas

• पुरस्य: of the city

• मध्ये: in the middle

• पुरुहूतपूर्वाः: with Puruhūta (Indra) as the foremost/leading

• भवस्य: of Bhava (Śiva)

• बालार्कसहस्रवर्णम्: having the color/splendor of a thousand young suns

• विमानम्: vimāna, divine aerial palace

• आद्यम्: primordial, first, original

• परमेश्वरस्य: of the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara, Śiva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Bhava, Parameshvara)
• Indra (Puruhuta)
• Devas
• Siddhas

FAQs

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

It establishes the overwhelming tejas (divine radiance) of Parameśvara that compels even Devas and Siddhas to become still; in Linga worship, this mirrors the devotee’s dhyāna—standing inwardly motionless before the self-luminous Pati, the Linga’s indwelling Lord.

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

Shiva is portrayed as Ādya (primordial) and Parameśvara (Supreme Lord), whose splendor surpasses ordinary cosmic light—signifying Shiva-tattva as self-revealing consciousness (prakāśa) that subdues the pashu’s restless mind and draws it toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice implied is stambha-like stillness (mind becoming steady) born of darśana and bhakti—an essential Pāśupata orientation where the pashu turns from pasha (bondage) to contemplative surrender before Pati (Śiva).