Shloka 17

पीतवासा-कल्पः, माहेश्वरी-दर्शनम्, रौद्री-गायत्री, महायोगेन अपुनर्भवः

Devanagari script

पीताभोष्णीषशिरसः पीतास्याः पीतमूर्धजाः ततो वर्षसहस्रान्त उषित्वा विमलौजसः

Transliteration

pītābhoṣṇīṣaśirasaḥ pītāsyāḥ pītamūrdhajāḥ tato varṣasahasrānta uṣitvā vimalaujasaḥ

Translation

ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਿਰਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਪੀਲੀਆਂ ਪੱਗਾਂ ਸਨ, ਚਿਹਰੇ ਪੀਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਲ ਵੀ ਪੀਲੇ; ਫਿਰ ਉਹ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਤੇਜ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਮਾਨ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਵਰ੍ਹਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ ਤੱਕ ਵੱਸਦੇ ਰਹੇ।

Word by Word

• pīta: yellow/golden

• ābhoṣṇīṣa-śirasaḥ: having heads adorned with turbans

• pīta-āsyāḥ: having yellow faces

• pīta-mūrdhajāḥ: having yellow hair

• tataḥ: then/thereafter

• varṣa-sahasra-anta: the end of a thousand years

• uṣitvā: having dwelt/abided

• vimala-ojasaḥ: of spotless radiance/pure vigor

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It foregrounds the theme of vimala (spotless) radiance and ordered cosmic time; Linga worship in the Purva-Bhaga is repeatedly presented as the means by which beings align with Shiva (Pati) and regain purity beyond pasha (bondage).

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

By emphasizing stainless ojas and sustained order across a thousand-year span, the verse reflects Shiva-tattva indirectly as the pure, regulating principle (Pati) by whose presence cosmic beings retain luminosity and stability.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is the Shaiva yogic ideal of cultivating vimala ojas (purified spiritual vigor), a prerequisite for Pashupata-oriented discipline and devotion.