Shloka 14

Adhyaya 35 — दधीचि-क्षुप-युद्धम्, भार्गवोपदेशः, मृतसंजीवनी (त्र्यम्बक) मन्त्रः

Devanagari script

योगादेत्य दधीचस्य देहं देहभृतांवरः संधाय पूर्ववद्देहं दधीचस्याह भार्गवः

Transliteration

yogādetya dadhīcasya dehaṃ dehabhṛtāṃvaraḥ saṃdhāya pūrvavaddehaṃ dadhīcasyāha bhārgavaḥ

Translation

योगादेत्य दधीचस्य देहं देहभृताम्वरः; संधाय पूर्ववद्देहं दधीचस्याह भार्गवः।

Word by Word

• योगात् (yogāt): by yoga, through yogic power

• एत्य (etya): having approached, coming near

• दधीचस्य (dadhīcasya): of Dadhīci

• देहम् (deham): the body

• देहभृताम् (dehabhṛtām): among embodied beings

• वरः (varaḥ): the best, foremost

• संधाय (saṃdhāya): having joined, having united/put together

• पूर्ववत् (pūrvavat): as previously, as before

• देहम् (deham): the body/form

• दधीचस्य (dadhīcasya): of Dadhīci

• आह (āha): said, declared

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ): Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Bhargava–Dadhichi episode)

Characters & Entities

• Dadhichi
• Bhargava

FAQs

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

It highlights yoga-siddhi as a fruit of Shaiva discipline—implying that steadfast devotion to Pati (Shiva) and Shaiva tapas can culminate in extraordinary mastery over the embodied condition (pāśa-bound life).

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva-tattva as the ground of transformative power: yogic restoration signifies mastery over māyā and embodiment, capacities ultimately rooted in Pati, the Lord who transcends and governs body and prāṇa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Yoga as siddhi-bearing practice—specifically the ability to approach, reconstitute, or reanimate the body through concentrated yogic power, consistent with Pāśupata-oriented ascetic attainment.