Shloka 20

अन्धकानुग्रहः—शूलारोपणं, रुद्रस्मरण-फलम्, तथा गाणपत्य-प्रदानम् (अध्याय 93)

Devanagari script

सगणं शिवमीशानम् अस्तुवत्पुण्यगौरवात् प्रार्थितस्तेन भगवान् परमार्तिहरो हरः

Transliteration

sagaṇaṃ śivamīśānam astuvatpuṇyagauravāt prārthitastena bhagavān paramārtiharo haraḥ

Translation

അവൻ തന്റെ ഗണങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ ഈശാന ശിവനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു. ആ പുണ്യത്തിന്റെ ഗൗരവമൂലം അവൻ പ്രാർത്ഥിച്ചപ്പോൾ, പരമ ആർതി നീക്കുന്ന ഭഗവാൻ ഹരൻ കൃപയോടെ അവനിലേക്കു ശ്രദ്ധ തിരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• सगणम्: along with the gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)

• शिवम्: Śiva

• ईशानम्: Īśāna, the sovereign Lord

• अस्तुवत्: praised, extolled

• पुण्यगौरवात्: due to the gravity/dignity of merit

• प्रार्थितः: requested, supplicated

• तेन: by him

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• परमार्तिहरः: remover of the supreme distress (root misery of saṃsāra)

• हरः: Hara, Śiva (the remover)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ishana
• Hara
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It presents stuti (devotional praise) and prārthanā (supplication) as direct means to invoke Śiva’s anugraha; in Linga-oriented devotion, such praise is treated as a purifying act that ripens puṇya and draws the Lord’s grace.

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

Śiva is identified as Īśāna and Hara—Pati, the sovereign Lord—whose essential function is paramārti-haraṇa: removing the deepest suffering rooted in pāśa (bondage) and restoring the pashu (soul) toward freedom through grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights stotra/stuti as a core upacāra of Śiva-pūjā and as a Pāśupata-oriented discipline of devotion, where concentrated praise and heartfelt petition become instruments for inner purification and receiving anugraha.