Shloka 7

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

अलब्ध्वा स पितुर्धीमान् अङ्कं दुःखितमानसः मातुः समीपमागम्य रुरोद स पुनः पुनः

Transliteration

alabdhvā sa piturdhīmān aṅkaṃ duḥkhitamānasaḥ mātuḥ samīpamāgamya ruroda sa punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

अलब्ध्वा स पितुर्धीमान् अङ्कं दुःखितमानसः। मातुः समीपमागम्य रुरोद स पुनः पुनः॥

Word by Word

• alabdhvā: not obtaining, failing to get

• saḥ: he

• pituḥ: of (his) father

• dhīmān: wise, discerning

• aṅkam: lap, embrace

• duḥkhita-mānasaḥ: whose mind is afflicted with grief

• mātuḥ: of (his) mother

• samīpam: near, in the presence of

• āgamya: having gone/approached

• ruroda: wept

• punaḥ punaḥ: repeatedly, again and again

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Father
• Mother

FAQs

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

It frames the pashu’s helplessness in worldly relationships; such repeated sorrow becomes the inner impetus to seek Pati (Shiva) through Linga-upāsanā as the stable refuge beyond changing human supports.

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

By contrast: the father’s embrace is not attained, highlighting that all finite shelters can fail; Shiva-tattva, as Pati, is the unfailing āśraya (ground of being) whom the soul ultimately approaches for freedom from duḥkha and bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit rite is stated; the practical takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline—using grief (duḥkha) to cultivate vairāgya and turning the mind toward devotion and inner surrender, which supports focused Shiva-pūjā and japa.