Shloka 12

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा भगवन् वक्तुमर्हसि सर्वेषामुपरिस्थानं केन प्राप्स्यामि सत्तम

Transliteration

uvāca prāñjalirbhūtvā bhagavan vaktumarhasi sarveṣāmuparisthānaṃ kena prāpsyāmi sattama

Translation

Dengan kedua telapak tangan dirapatkan penuh hormat, dia berkata: “Wahai Bhagavān, sudilah tuanku berkenan memberitahu—dengan jalan apakah, wahai yang terbaik di antara orang berbudi, aku akan mencapai kedudukan yang tertinggi, mengatasi segala-galanya?”

Word by Word

• uvāca: said

• prāñjaliḥ: with joined palms (in supplication)

• bhūtvā: having become/assuming (that posture)

• bhagavan: O Lord, O Blessed One

• vaktum: to speak, to explain

• arhasi: you are worthy/please deign

• sarveṣām: of all (beings/conditions)

• uparisthānam: the higher station, the state above

• kena: by what (means)

• prāpsyāmi: shall I attain/obtain

• sattama: O best among the good/virtuous

Speaker

An inquirer/disciple (within Suta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upāsanā as a means-oriented inquiry: the devotee seeks the “state above all,” implying that worship of Pati (Shiva) is pursued not merely for worldly siddhis but for transcendence and liberation.

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

By addressing Shiva as “Bhagavān” and asking for the way to the highest station, the verse implies Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who alone can disclose the path beyond all conditioned states (pāśa-bound existence).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati and guru-like instruction: reverent supplication (prāñjali) and requesting upadeśa, which in the Linga Purana typically culminates in Shiva-upāsanā and Pāśupata-oriented discipline leading beyond bondage (pāśa).