Shloka 38

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

गत्वा विज्ञापयामासुः प्रवृत्तमखिलं विभोः शुभे दारुवने तस्मिन् मुनयः क्षीणचेतसः

Transliteration

gatvā vijñāpayāmāsuḥ pravṛttamakhilaṃ vibhoḥ śubhe dāruvane tasmin munayaḥ kṣīṇacetasaḥ

Translation

Setibanya di sana, para resi—dengan fikiran yang letih—memaklumkan kepada Sang Penguasa dengan lengkap segala yang telah berlaku di Hutan Daru yang mulia itu.

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone

• विज्ञापयामासुः: they informed, reported

• प्रवृत्तम्: what had occurred, what had taken place

• अखिलम्: entirely, in full

• विभोः: of the all-pervading Lord (Pati, Shiva)

• शुभे: auspicious

• दारुवने: in the Daru forest

• तस्मिन्: in that

• मुनयः: the sages

• क्षीणचेतसः: with exhausted minds, mentally distressed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It marks the turning point where the ritual-proud sages, shaken by events in the Daru Forest, surrender their account to Shiva (Pati), implying that true Linga-bhakti begins with humility and recognition of the Lord beyond mere external rites.

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

By addressing him as “Vibhu” (the all-pervading Lord), the verse points to Shiva as Pati—transcendent yet immanent—before whom the pashu (bound soul) must lay bare the whole truth of its actions and delusions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is inner submission (śaraṇāgati) and self-reporting/confession before Pati—an essential Shaiva discipline that precedes authentic puja and aligns the practitioner toward Pashupata-style inner purification rather than ritual ego.