Shloka 70
देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)
सा निशम्य वचनं तदा शुभं सस्मिता तनयमाह विस्मिता तथ्यम् एतदिति तं निरीक्ष्य सा पुत्र पुत्र भवमर्चयेति च
sā niśamya vacanaṃ tadā śubhaṃ sasmitā tanayamāha vismitā tathyam etaditi taṃ nirīkṣya sā putra putra bhavamarcayeti ca
सा तदा शुभं वचनं निशम्य सस्मिता विस्मिता च तनयमाह—“तथ्यमेतत्। पुत्र, पुत्र, भवम् (शिवं) अर्चय।”
Suta Goswami (narrating an internal dialogue: a mother instructing her son)
FAQs
The verse gives a direct injunction—“arcaya bhavam”—framing Shiva-archana (including Linga-puja) as the auspicious response to true spiritual insight, turning the devotee toward the supreme Pati.
By naming Shiva as “Bhava,” it points to him as the Lord of becoming and auspicious existence—the supreme Pati who is worthy of worship and capable of transforming the pashu from bondage (pāśa) toward freedom.
Shiva-arcana (worship/adoration) is highlighted—devotional practice that, in a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, supports purification of mala and loosening of pāśa, aligning the pashu with Pati through disciplined puja and remembrance.