Shloka 43

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

भोजराजस्य दौरात्म्यं मातुलस्य हरेर्विभोः बालभावे हरेः क्रीडा पुत्रार्थं शंकरार्चनम्

Transliteration

bhojarājasya daurātmyaṃ mātulasya harervibhoḥ bālabhāve hareḥ krīḍā putrārthaṃ śaṃkarārcanam

Translation

भोजराजस्य दौरात्म्यं मातुलस्य हरेर्विभोः । बालभावे हरेः क्रीडा पुत्रार्थं शंकरार्चनम् ॥

Word by Word

• भोजराजस्य: of King Bhoja

• दौरात्म्यम्: wickedness, cruelty

• मातुलस्य: of the maternal uncle

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu)

• विभोः: of the all-pervading Lord

• बालभावे: in childhood, in the state of being a boy

• हरेः: of Hari

• क्रीडा: play, sportive acts

• पुत्रार्थम्: for the purpose of a son/offspring

• शंकरार्चनम्: worship (arcana) of Śaṅkara (Śiva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Bhoja

FAQs

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

It frames Śaṅkara-arcana as a fruit-bearing discipline—here, worship of Śiva (Pati) is presented as effective even for worldly aims like progeny, indicating the Purāṇic basis for Linga-pūjā as a means of grace (anugraha).

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

By highlighting that even Hari turns toward Śaṅkara’s worship for fulfillment, the verse implies Śiva’s supremacy as Pati—the bestower whose grace governs the outcomes of karma for pashus (souls) bound by pasha (limitations).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śaṃkarārcana—formal worship of Śiva (commonly via Linga-pūjā with offerings and mantra)—is the emphasized practice; it functions as a focused sādhana aligning desire with dharma under Śiva’s lordship.