Shloka 38

शिवार्चनविधिः — देवतानां पाशुपतव्रतप्राप्तिः तथा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् (अध्याय ८०)

Devanagari script

तेषां शृङ्गेषु हृष्टाश् च नार्यः कमललोचनाः विशालजघना यक्षा गन्धर्वाप्सरसस् तथा

Transliteration

teṣāṃ śṛṅgeṣu hṛṣṭāś ca nāryaḥ kamalalocanāḥ viśālajaghanā yakṣā gandharvāpsarasas tathā

Translation

तेषां शृङ्गेषु हृष्टाः कमललोचनाः नार्यः, विशालजघनाः यक्षाः, गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्च तथा ददृशुः।

Word by Word

• तेषाम् (teṣām): of them

• शृङ्गेषु (śṛṅgeṣu): on the peaks/summits

• हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ): delighted, thrilled

• च (ca): and

• नार्यः (nāryaḥ): women

• कमल-लोचनाः (kamala-locanāḥ): lotus-eyed

• विशाल-जघनाः (viśāla-jaghanāḥ): broad-hipped/with expansive hips

• यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ): Yakṣas (nature-spirits/guardians of wealth)

• गन्धर्व-अप्सरसः (gandharva-apsarasaḥ): Gandharvas and Apsarases (celestial musicians and nymphs)

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Yakshas
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases

FAQs

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

It depicts the cosmos responding with joy to an auspicious Shiva-centered event—signaling that the Linga (as Pati’s sign) is not merely a ritual object but a cosmic axis that draws even celestial communities into reverence and celebration.

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

By showing spontaneous delight across classes of beings, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as ananda and auspicious order: Pati’s presence harmonizes the worlds, loosening pasha (bondage) through a shared uplift of consciousness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata orientation—cultivating hṛṣa (uplifted joy) and devotion in the presence of Shiva’s sign (Linga), a mental-bhavana supportive of puja and inward yoga.