Shloka 79

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

य इदं कीर्तयेद्दिव्यं विवादं क्षुब्दधीचयोः जित्वापमृत्युं देहान्ते ब्रह्मलोकं प्रयाति सः

Transliteration

ya idaṃ kīrtayeddivyaṃ vivādaṃ kṣubdadhīcayoḥ jitvāpamṛtyuṃ dehānte brahmalokaṃ prayāti saḥ

Translation

Кто воспевает это божественное повествование о споре между Кшубдхой (Kṣubdha) и Дадхичи (Dadhīci), тот побеждает преждевременную смерть; а по окончании тела достигает Брахмалоки (Brahmaloka).

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• idam: this

• kīrtayet: recites/proclaims

• divyam: divine, sacred

• vivādam: dispute, debate

• kṣubdha-dadhīcayoḥ: of Kṣubdha and Dadhīci

• jitvā: having conquered

• apamṛtyum: untimely death, premature death

• dehānte: at the end of the body (at death)

• brahmalokam: Brahmaloka (realm of Brahmā)

• prayāti: goes/attains

• saḥ: he/that person

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; phala-śruti style conclusion)

Characters & Entities

• Dadhici
• Brahmaloka

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: it declares that kīrtana (devotional recitation) of the Linga Purana’s sacred narrative grants protective merit—specifically the warding off of apamṛtyu—supporting Linga-centered śravaṇa-kīrtana as a valid mode of worship.

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

Although Shiva is not named directly, the verse reflects Shaiva Siddhanta’s principle that grace (anugraha) operates through sacred narration: by engaging in divine kīrtana, the paśu (individual soul) gains release from a form of pāśa (the fear and fate of untimely death) and moves toward higher lokas—an indirect sign of Pati’s protective sovereignty.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śravaṇa–kīrtana (hearing and reciting sacred Shaiva-Pauranic accounts) is highlighted as a practical sādhanā; it is presented as spiritually efficacious and protective, complementing Pashupata disciplines by purifying the mind and weakening bondage.