Shloka 71

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

प्रसीद परमेशान दुर्लभा दुर्जनैर्द्विज भक्तिर्भक्तिमतां श्रेष्ठ मद्विधैः क्षत्रियाधमैः

Transliteration

prasīda parameśāna durlabhā durjanairdvija bhaktirbhaktimatāṃ śreṣṭha madvidhaiḥ kṣatriyādhamaiḥ

Translation

Sê gracioso, ó Parameśāna. Ó melhor dos devotos, a verdadeira devoção (Bhakti) é difícil de alcançar para os ímpios. Para alguém como eu — um kṣatriya ignóbil — tal devoção é excessivamente difícil de obter.

Word by Word

• प्रसीद: be gracious, show favor

• परमेशान: O Supreme Lord (Śiva as Pati)

• दुर्लभा: difficult to obtain

• दुर्जनैः: by wicked people

• द्विज: O twice-born (address to a brahmin/sage)

• भक्तिः: devotion

• भक्तिमताम्: among devotees

• श्रेष्ठ: O best/excellent one

• मद्विधैः: by/for those like me

• क्षत्रियाधमैः: by/for the lowest/most fallen among kṣatriyas

Speaker

A repentant kṣatriya supplicant within Sūta’s narration (internal dialogue addressed to Śiva; with a vocative to a dvija witness/guide)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-bhakti as a gift of Śiva’s grace (prasāda), not merely ritual skill—humility and surrender make the worship effective for the bound soul (paśu).

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

Śiva is invoked as Parameśāna, the supreme Pati who can bestow bhakti even where it is “durlabhā,” indicating His sovereignty over the soul’s access to liberation-oriented devotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is bhakti-surrender (śaraṇāgati) as an inner limb of Pāśupata orientation—seeking Śiva’s prasāda to loosen pāśa (bondage) beyond mere external rite.