Shloka 38

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

देवदारुवने शम्भोः प्रवेशः शंकरस्य तु सुदर्शनस्य चाख्यानं क्रमसंन्यासलक्षणम्

Transliteration

devadāruvane śambhoḥ praveśaḥ śaṃkarasya tu sudarśanasya cākhyānaṃ kramasaṃnyāsalakṣaṇam

Translation

ਇੱਥੇ ਦੇਵਦਾਰੂ ਵਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ੰਭੂ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼, ਸ਼ੰਕਰ ਦੇ ਸੁਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਦਾ ਆਖਿਆਨ, ਅਤੇ ਕ੍ਰਮ-ਸੰਨਿਆਸ ਦੇ ਲੱਛਣ—ਸ਼ੁੱਧੀ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਪਸ਼ੂ ਨੂੰ ਪਤੀ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਵੱਲ ਲੈ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਿਤ ਮਾਰਗ—ਵਰਣਿਤ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• देवदारुवने: in the Devadāru forest

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)

• प्रवेशः: entry/arrival

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara

• तु: indeed/also

• सुदर्शनस्य: of Sudarśana (the auspicious/beautiful vision

• च: and

• आख्यानम्: narrative/account

• क्रमसंन्यासलक्षणम्: the characteristics/marks of gradual (stepwise) renunciation

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Shankara
• Devadaru forest

FAQs

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

It frames the Devadāru-forest episode as a teaching-setting where Śiva’s presence and “auspicious vision” become a means to purify ritual-pride and redirect worship toward the true Pati—often culminating in Linga-centered devotion rather than mere external rites.

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

Śiva is indicated as Śambhu/Śaṅkara—the beneficent Lord who enters the world to transform the paśu: not by coercion, but by revealing right vision (sudarśana) and the path of inner renunciation that loosens pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Krama-sannyāsa is highlighted: a stepwise discipline of renunciation aligned with Pāśupata orientation—purifying conduct and cognition so devotion and worship mature into liberating knowledge and surrender to Śiva.