Shloka 54

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

सुखं च दुःखमभवद् अदृश्यन्त्यास्तथा द्विजाः दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं पतिं स्मृत्वा अरुन्धत्या मुनेस्तथा

Transliteration

sukhaṃ ca duḥkhamabhavad adṛśyantyāstathā dvijāḥ dṛṣṭvā putraṃ patiṃ smṛtvā arundhatyā munestathā

Translation

Bagi Arundhatī yang telah menjadi tidak kelihatan, timbul kedua-duanya: suka dan duka. Para dwija juga demikian; setelah melihat puteranya dan mengingati suaminya—sang muni—hati mereka turut tersentuh.

Word by Word

• सुखं: happiness

• च: and

• दुःखम्: sorrow

• अभवत्: arose/occurred

• अदृश्यन्त्याः: of her who was invisible/vanished from sight

• तथा: likewise/then

• द्विजाः: the twice-born (Brahmins)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• पुत्रम्: the son

• पतिम्: the husband

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered

• अरुन्धत्या: of Arundhatī

• मुनेः: of the sage

• तथा: thus/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Arundhati
• the Sage (her husband)
• Dvijas (Brahmins)

FAQs

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

It highlights the human swing between sukha and duḥkha caused by attachment—implying that Linga-upāsanā steadies the pashu (soul) by turning remembrance from worldly bonds to Pati (Śiva), the anchor beyond dualities.

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

By contrast: Arundhatī and the dvijas are moved by joy and sorrow, indicating the pashu’s condition under pasha (bondage). Shiva-tattva, as Pati, is implicitly the transcendent reality not compelled by such dualities and thus the refuge for liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A key yogic takeaway is vairāgya (dispassion) and smṛti (right remembrance): redirecting memory from transient relations to the Lord—an inner discipline aligned with Pāśupata-oriented detachment that supports effective Shiva-pūjā.