Shloka 40

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

उत्थाय प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा प्रणिपत्य भवाय च उवाच सत्वरं ब्रह्मा मुनीन्दारुवनालयान्

Transliteration

utthāya prāñjalirbhūtvā praṇipatya bhavāya ca uvāca satvaraṃ brahmā munīndāruvanālayān

Translation

उत्थाय प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा भवाय प्रणिपत्य च, ब्रह्मा सत्वरं दारुवनालयान् मुनीन् उवाच।

Word by Word

• उत्थाय: having risen

• प्राञ्जलिः: with joined palms

• भूत्वा: having become/assuming (that posture)

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated/bowed down

• भवाय: to Bhava (Śiva, the Pati)

• च: and

• उवाच: said/spoke

• सत्वरम्: swiftly, without delay

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā

• मुनीन्: to the sages

• दारुवनालयान्: those residing in the Daru-forest (Dāruvana-dwellers)

Speaker

Suta (narrating); internally Brahma is the one who speaks in the scene

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva
• Munis

FAQs

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

It foregrounds the primary ritual attitude for Linga-upāsanā—rising, joining the palms (añjali), and prostration (praṇipāta) to Bhava—establishing surrender to Pati as the gateway to right worship.

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

By naming Śiva as “Bhava,” it points to Him as Pati—the sovereign Lord who governs becoming and liberation—before whom even Brahmā adopts humility, indicating Śiva’s transcendence over created status.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Añjali and praṇipāta are highlighted as essential limbs of devotion and discipline—outer marks of inner submission that prepare the pashu (soul) to loosen pāśa (bondage) through grace.