Shloka 121

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

तुष्टाव हृदये ब्रह्मा देवैः सह समाहितः विष्णुना च भवं देवं त्रिपुरारातिमीश्वरम्

Transliteration

tuṣṭāva hṛdaye brahmā devaiḥ saha samāhitaḥ viṣṇunā ca bhavaṃ devaṃ tripurārātimīśvaram

Translation

तुष्टाव हृदये ब्रह्मा देवैः सह समाहितः। विष्णुना च भवं देवं त्रिपुरारातिमीश्वरम्॥

Word by Word

• तुष्टाव: praised

• हृदये: in (his) heart/within

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā

• देवैः सह: together with the gods (Devas)

• समाहितः: collected, composed, absorbed in meditation

• विष्णुना च: and with Viṣṇu

• भवं: Bhava (Śiva)

• देवं: the shining god, the divine one

• त्रिपुरारातिम्: the enemy/destroyer of Tripura

• ईश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord (Īśvara)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; internal action by Brahma)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Devas
• Tripurari

FAQs

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

It emphasizes mānasa-pūjā (inner worship): Brahmā and the Devas, including Viṣṇu, honor Śiva inwardly with a collected mind, highlighting that true Linga-bhakti begins with concentrated reverence to Pati (the Lord).

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

Śiva is named Bhava and Īśvara—Pati, the sovereign Lord—also Tripurāri, the power that dissolves the triple fortresses (symbolically, the three impurities/bondages) that bind the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Samādhāna/samāhita-dhyāna: steadied, inward concentration as a form of worship, aligning with Pāśupata-oriented discipline where devotion and mental absorption support liberation from pāśa (bondage).