Shloka 67

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा वसिष्ठो ऽपि पपात भूमौ पौत्रस्य वाक्यं स रुदन्दयालुः अरुन्धती चाश्रमवासिनस्तदा मुनेर्वसिष्ठस्य मुनीश्वराश् च

Transliteration

śrutvā vasiṣṭho 'pi papāta bhūmau pautrasya vākyaṃ sa rudandayāluḥ arundhatī cāśramavāsinastadā munervasiṣṭhasya munīśvarāś ca

Translation

पौत्रस्य वाक्यं श्रुत्वा दयालुर्वसिष्ठोऽपि रुदन् भूमौ पपात; तदा अरुन्धती चाश्रमवासिनो मुनीश्वराश्च वसिष्ठानुगाः शोकाकुला बभूवुः।

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha

• अपि: also

• पपात: fell down

• भूमौ: on the ground

• पौत्रस्य: of the grandson

• वाक्यम्: the statement/words

• सः: he

• रुदन्: weeping

• दयालुः: compassionate, tender-hearted

• अरुन्धती: Arundhatī

• च: and

• आश्रमवासिनः: dwellers of the āśrama (hermitage)

• तदा: then

• मुनेः वसिष्ठस्य: of the sage Vasiṣṭha

• मुनीश्वराः: lordly sages, foremost seers

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Arundhatī
• Āśrama-vāsins (hermitage residents)
• Munīśvaras (great sages)
• Pautra (grandson, unnamed)

FAQs

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

It frames the human experience of sorrow within a dharmic setting, preparing the mind (pashu) for refuge in Pati—Shiva—through devotion and eventual Linga-centered worship as a means to transcend pasha (bondage).

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the verse highlights the limits of worldly supports—even among exalted rishis—implying the need for the transcendent Pati (Shiva-tattva) who alone grants steadiness beyond grief.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata-oriented inner discipline—turning intense emotion into vairagya and śaraṇāgati (surrender), which becomes the ground for effective Shiva-upāsanā.