Shloka 2

अन्धकानुग्रहः—शूलारोपणं, रुद्रस्मरण-फलम्, तथा गाणपत्य-प्रदानम् (अध्याय 93)

Devanagari script

वक्तुमर्हसि चास्माकं यथावृत्तं यथाश्रुतम् सूत उवाच अन्धकानुग्रहं चैव मन्दरे शोषणं तथा

Transliteration

vaktumarhasi cāsmākaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ yathāśrutam sūta uvāca andhakānugrahaṃ caiva mandare śoṣaṇaṃ tathā

Translation

वक्तुमर्हसि चास्माकं यथावृत्तं यथाश्रुतम्। सूत उवाच—अन्धकानुग्रहं चैव मन्दरे शोषणं तथा॥

Word by Word

• वक्तुम्: to speak

• अर्हसि: you are fit/able

• च: and

• अस्माकम्: to us

• यथा-वृत्तम्: as it occurred/according to the event

• यथा-श्रुतम्: as heard/according to tradition

• सूत उवाच: Sūta said

• अन्धक-अनुग्रहम्: grace/favor toward Andhaka

• च एव: and indeed

• मन्दरे: at (Mount) Mandara

• शोषणम्: drying up/desiccation

• तथा: likewise/so/also

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Andhaka
• Mandara
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the next teaching as an authoritative Purāṇic transmission—“as it happened, as heard”—preparing the listener for Shiva’s anugraha (saving grace), which is central to Linga devotion where the Pati bestows liberation upon the pashu.

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

By foregrounding “Andhaka-anugraha,” it points to Shiva-tattva as compassionate Pati: the Lord who can dissolve pasha (bondage) through grace, not merely through worldly power or punishment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; it functions as a narrative gateway to episodes typically used to teach Pāśupata orientation—turning the pashu toward the Pati through śravaṇa (hearing), smaraṇa (remembrance), and devotion centered on the Linga.