Shloka 111

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

उवाच तान् सुरान्देवो महर्षींश् च पुरातनान् यथा जले जलं क्षिप्तं क्षीरं क्षीरे घृतं घृते

Transliteration

uvāca tān surāndevo maharṣīṃś ca purātanān yathā jale jalaṃ kṣiptaṃ kṣīraṃ kṣīre ghṛtaṃ ghṛte

Translation

देवांनी त्या देवांना व प्राचीन महर्षींना सांगितले— जसे पाण्यात पाणी टाकले की एकरूप होते, दुधात दूध व तुपात तूपही एक होते; तसेच ज्ञानीने आपली चेतना भेदातीत परम शिवतत्त्वात, त्या पतितत्त्वात लीन करावी।

Word by Word

• uvāca: spoke

• tān: to them

• surān: the Devas

• devaḥ: the Lord

• maharṣīn: great seers

• ca: and

• purātanān: ancient/primeval

• yathā: just as

• jale: in water

• jalam: water

• kṣiptam: cast/poured

• kṣīram: milk

• kṣīre: in milk

• ghṛtam: ghee/clarified butter

• ghṛte: in ghee

Speaker

Shiva (Mahadeva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Maharshis

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as inner and outer integration: as offerings disappear into their own substance, the devotee’s pashu-consciousness is meant to dissolve into Shiva (Pati) through steady Linga-dhyana and bhakti.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as the self-identical reality in which all distinctions subside—like water in water—indicating the Lord as the non-fragmented ground where pasha (bondage) can no longer stand.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-style absorption (samāveśa): sustained contemplation where the mind is poured into Shiva, supported by Linga-puja, mantra-japa, and inward offering (antar-yāga) until separateness thins.