Shloka 14

ऋषिकृत-रुद्रस्तुतिः तथा संहाराग्नि-प्रश्नः

Kāma–Krodha–Lobha and the Fire of Dissolution

Devanagari script

त्वं च लोकहितार्थाय भूतानि परिषिञ्चसि महेश्वर महाभाग प्रभो शुभनिरीक्षक

Transliteration

tvaṃ ca lokahitārthāya bhūtāni pariṣiñcasi maheśvara mahābhāga prabho śubhanirīkṣaka

Translation

त्वं च लोकहितार्थाय भूतानि परिषिञ्चसि। महेश्वर महाभाग प्रभो शुभनिरीक्षक॥

Word by Word

• त्वं (tvaṃ): you

• च (ca): and

• लोकहितार्थाय (lokahitārthāya): for the purpose of the world’s welfare

• भूतानि (bhūtāni): beings / creatures

• परिषिञ्चसि (pariṣiñcasi): you sprinkle, bathe, nourish, sustain

• महेश्वर (maheśvara): O Great Lord

• महाभाग (mahābhāga): O greatly glorious/fortunate one

• प्रभो (prabho): O Lord

• शुभनिरीक्षक (śubhanirīkṣaka): auspicious observer/overseer (one whose glance brings good).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a devotional praise within the Purva-Bhaga dialogue frame)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the compassionate Pati whose auspicious oversight and sustaining power nourish all beings; Linga-puja is thus not merely petitionary but a surrender to the Lord who maintains loka-kalyāṇa (world-welfare).

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

Shiva is presented as Maheshvara—the sovereign Pati—whose śubha-dṛṣṭi (auspicious gaze) and anugraha uphold the cosmos, guiding pashus (souls) beyond pasha (bondage) through benevolent supervision.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports Linga-puja as an anugraha-centered practice: offering water (abhisheka) mirrors Shiva’s own ‘pariṣiñcana’ (nourishing outpouring), while Pashupata contemplation fixes the mind on Shiva as the śubhanirīkṣaka (auspicious overseer).