Shloka 21

जम्बूद्वीपस्य नववर्षविभागः रुद्रस्य अष्टक्षेत्रसन्निधिः नाभि-ऋषभ-भरतकथा

Devanagari script

सो ऽभिषिच्याथ ऋषभो भरतं पुत्रवत्सलः ज्ञानवैराग्यमाश्रित्य जित्वेन्द्रियमहोरगान्

Transliteration

so 'bhiṣicyātha ṛṣabho bharataṃ putravatsalaḥ jñānavairāgyamāśritya jitvendriyamahoragān

Translation

मग पुत्रवत्सल ऋषभाने भरताचा अभिषेक करून राज्य दिले। नंतर ज्ञान-वैराग्याचा आश्रय घेऊन इंद्रियरूपी महा-सर्पांना जिंकले; पशुबंधाचे पाश सैल करून पतिरूप शिवालाच एकमेव शरण मानले।

Word by Word

• सः (saḥ): he

• अभिषिच्य (abhiṣicya): having consecrated/anointed

• अथ (atha): then

• ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ): Ṛṣabha

• भरतम् (bharatam): Bharata

• पुत्रवत्सलः (putravatsalaḥ): affectionate to his son

• ज्ञानवैराग्यम् (jñāna-vairāgyam): knowledge and dispassion

• आश्रित्य (āśritya): having taken refuge in/depending upon

• जित्वा (jitvā): having conquered

• इन्द्रियमहोरगान् (indriya-mahoragān): the mighty serpents of the senses (powerful sense-impulses).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rishabha
• Bharata

FAQs

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

It frames external authority (consecrating Bharata) as secondary to inner worship: conquering the senses through jñāna and vairāgya, which is the prerequisite for steady devotion to Śiva as Pati.

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

By implying that liberation comes from turning away from sense-bondage (pāśa) toward the supreme Lord (Pati), it aligns with Shiva-tattva as the transcendent refuge who frees the pashu when bondage is cut by knowledge and dispassion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The Yogic discipline of indriya-jaya (sense-conquest) supported by jñāna-vairāgya—core to Pāśupata-oriented renunciation—rather than a specific external rite.