Shloka 68

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

स लब्ध्वा गाणपत्यं च भवेन सह मोदते यत्रायं कीर्त्यते विप्रैस् तावदास्ते तदा भवः

Transliteration

sa labdhvā gāṇapatyaṃ ca bhavena saha modate yatrāyaṃ kīrtyate viprais tāvadāste tadā bhavaḥ

Translation

स लब्ध्वा गाणपत्यं च भवेन सह मोदते। यत्रायं कीर्त्यते विप्रैस्तावदास्ते तदा भवः॥

Word by Word

• स (sa): he

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā): having obtained/attained

• गाणपत्यं (gāṇapatyaṃ): the status/office of Gaṇapati, lordship over the Gaṇas

• च (ca): and

• भवेन (bhavena): with Bhava, i.e., Śiva

• सह (saha): together

• मोदते (modate): rejoices, delights

• यत्र (yatra): wherever

• अयं (ayaṃ): this (narrative/praise)

• कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate): is praised/recited

• विप्रैः (vipraiḥ): by brāhmaṇas/sages

• तावत् (tāvat): for that duration

• आस्ते (āste): remains, abides

• तदा (tadā): then/there

• भवः (bhavaḥ): Bhava, Śiva

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhava
• Ganapati
• Ganas
• Vipras

FAQs

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

It teaches that śiva-kīrtana (recitation of Shiva-related glory) is itself a form of worship: wherever it is performed by qualified vipras, Bhava’s presence is invoked and sustained for the duration, making that space fit for Liṅga-pūjā and grace.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati—freely present where devotion and right praise arise—showing his anugraha (bestowing grace) and immanence: he ‘abides’ in the locus of dharmic remembrance, not limited by place but revealed through kīrtana.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights kīrtana/pāṭha (scriptural recitation) as a potent upāya: a devotional discipline that purifies the pashu (individual soul) and loosens pāśa (bondage) by sustained remembrance of Pati (Shiva).