Shloka 54

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

Devanagari script

विचित्रैर्नृत्यगेयैश् च शङ्खवीणादिभिस् तथा ब्रह्मघोषैर्महापुण्यं मङ्गलैश् च विशेषतः

Transliteration

vicitrairnṛtyageyaiś ca śaṅkhavīṇādibhis tathā brahmaghoṣairmahāpuṇyaṃ maṅgalaiś ca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

നാനാവിധ നൃത്ത-ഗീതങ്ങളാൽ, ശംഖം, വീണ മുതലായ വാദ്യങ്ങളാൽ, കൂടാതെ ബ്രഹ്മഘോഷം (വേദപാരായണം) കൊണ്ടും ഈ കർമ്മം മഹാപുണ്യകരമാകുന്നു—വിശേഷിച്ച് മംഗളാശീർവചനങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ।

Word by Word

• विचित्रैः: with diverse/variegated

• नृत्य: dance

• गेयैः: songs/chanting

• च: and

• शङ्ख: conch

• वीणा: vīṇā (lute)

• आदिभिः: and other (instruments)

• तथा: likewise

• ब्रह्मघोषैः: with Vedic sounds/recitations (brahma-mantra chanting)

• महापुण्यम्: greatly meritorious

• मङ्गलैः: with auspicious blessings/benedictions

• च: and

• विशेषतः: especially/particularly

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Linga-pūjā is strengthened by śabda-upacāra—music, instruments, and especially Vedic recitation—making the worship highly meritorious and ritually complete.

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

By emphasizing brahma-ghoṣa and maṅgala, it presents Shiva as Pati who is approached through purified sound and auspicious order (ṛta), where sacred vibration becomes an offering to the Linga.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual practice: maṅgala-ācaraṇa with instruments and Vedic chanting as part of Linga-pūjā/utsava; Yogic takeaway: disciplined sacred sound (mantra/nāda) used to refine the pashu’s mind and loosen pāśa (bondage).