Shloka 68

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

शप्तश् च सर्वगः शूली पिनाकी नीललोहितः अज्ञानाच्छापजा शक्तिः कुण्ठितास्यनिरीक्षणात्

Transliteration

śaptaś ca sarvagaḥ śūlī pinākī nīlalohitaḥ ajñānācchāpajā śaktiḥ kuṇṭhitāsyanirīkṣaṇāt

Translation

तो ‘सप्त’ही आहे, सर्वव्यापीही; शूलधारी, पिनाकधारी, नील-लोहित प्रभू। अज्ञानातून शापजन्य शक्ती उद्भवते; पण प्रभूच्या केवळ दृष्टीने ती कुंठित होऊन निष्फळ ठरते।

Word by Word

• śaptaḥ: the Sevenfold/He who is seven

• ca: and

• sarvagaḥ: all-pervading, present everywhere

• śūlī: trident-bearer

• pinākī: bearer of the bow Pināka

• nīlalohitaḥ: the blue-and-red (auspicious, fierce yet gracious) Lord

• ajñānāt: from ignorance

• chāpajā: born of a curse/produced by imprecation

• śaktiḥ: power, potency (operative force)

• kuṇṭhitā: blunted, checked, rendered powerless

• asya: of him/of this Lord

• nirīkṣaṇāt: from the look/glance (of the Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s names/attributes to the Sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as Sarvaga (all-pervading) and as the supreme Pati whose mere glance can neutralize harmful forces born of ignorance—supporting Linga worship as a practice for dissolving pasha (bondage) through Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

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

Shiva is depicted as simultaneously immanent (sarvaga) and sovereign (weapon-bearing Lord), whose consciousness-power subdues curse-born energies; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, Pati’s grace overrules the pasha that arises from ajnana.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports mantra-japa and nama-smaraṇa in Linga Puja/Pashupata-oriented sadhana: remembrance of Shiva’s names invokes his protective, bondage-cutting grace that blunts negative karmic or curse-like impediments rooted in ignorance.