Shloka 10

Adhyaya 73 — त्रिपुरदाहे ब्रह्मस्तवः

Brahmā’s Hymn in the Context of Tripura’s Burning

Devanagari script

पशवश् च वयं तस्य देवदेवस्य धीमतः पशुत्वं च परित्यज्य कृत्वा पाशुपतं ततः

Transliteration

paśavaś ca vayaṃ tasya devadevasya dhīmataḥ paśutvaṃ ca parityajya kṛtvā pāśupataṃ tataḥ

Translation

वयं च तस्य धीमतः देवदेवस्य पशवः। पशुत्वं परित्यज्य ततः पाशुपतं व्रजामहे॥

Word by Word

• पशवः (paśavaḥ): bound souls

• च (ca): and

• वयम् (vayam): we

• तस्य (tasya): of that (Lord)

• देवदेवस्य (devadevasya): of the God of gods

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ): the wise, discerning

• पशुत्वम् (paśutvam): the condition of being a bound soul

• च (ca): and

• परित्यज्य (parityajya): having abandoned, renounced

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done, having undertaken

• पाशुपतम् (pāśupatam): the Pāśupata discipline/doctrine

• ततः (tataḥ): then, thereafter

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the resolve of the devas/seekers within the story)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered Shaiva practice as a transformative path: the worshipper recognizes oneself as paśu (bound) and turns to Paśupati through the Pāśupata discipline to transcend bondage.

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

Shiva is implied as Devadeva and the wise Pati—supreme Lord who owns and governs the paśus, and whose grace-enabled discipline removes paśutva (bonded limitation).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata practice (Pāśupata-dharma/yoga): adopting the Lord’s discipline—devotion, observances, and inner renunciation—aimed at cutting pasha (bondage) and restoring the soul’s orientation to Pati.