Shloka 27

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

एवमादीनि वाक्यानि भाषमाणां महातपाः अनिरीक्ष्यैव हृष्टात्मा हरेर्नाम जजाप सः

Transliteration

evamādīni vākyāni bhāṣamāṇāṃ mahātapāḥ anirīkṣyaiva hṛṣṭātmā harernāma jajāpa saḥ

Translation

एवमादीनि वाक्यानि भाषमाणेषु तेषु वै । महातपाः स हृष्टात्मा अनिरीक्ष्यैव पृष्ठतः ॥ हरेर्नाम जजापाथ भक्त्या परमया युतः ॥

Word by Word

• evam-ādīni: such and similar

• vākyāni: words/statements

• bhāṣamāṇām: (while they were) speaking

• mahā-tapāḥ: the great ascetic (one of intense austerity)

• anirīkṣya eva: without looking back/without turning to see

• hṛṣṭa-ātmā: with a delighted heart

• hareḥ nāma: the Name of Hari

• jajāpa: repeated/recited (as japa)

• saḥ: he

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows that inner worship (mantra-japa and remembrance) is a core limb of devotion: even amid external speech and events, the devotee turns inward to sacred Name-recitation, which supports Linga-puja by purifying the pashu (individual soul) and loosening pasha (bondage).

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

By portraying joyful, unwavering japa, the verse implies the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that liberation arises through steady God-remembrance: the pashu moves toward Pati through focused consciousness, and the Lord’s grace is approached by single-pointed devotion rather than mere outward engagement.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nāma-japa (repetition of the divine Name) as a yogic discipline aligned with Pashupata practice—cultivating inward steadiness, detachment from distractions, and continuous smaraṇa that prepares the mind for higher worship and realization.