Shloka 16

नैमिषारण्ये सूतागमनम् — लिङ्गमाहात्म्यभूमिका तथा शब्दब्रह्म-ओङ्कार-लिङ्गतत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

सफलं साधितं सर्वं भवता विदितं भवेत् एवमुक्तः स हृष्टात्मा सूतः पौराणिकोत्तमः

Transliteration

saphalaṃ sādhitaṃ sarvaṃ bhavatā viditaṃ bhavet evamuktaḥ sa hṛṣṭātmā sūtaḥ paurāṇikottamaḥ

Translation

உம்மால் அனைத்தும் வெற்றியடைந்து நிறைவேறியது; எல்லாமும் உமக்கு முழுமையாக அறியப்படுக. இவ்வாறு கூறப்பட்டபோது புராணவுரையாளர்களில் சிறந்த சூதர் உள்ளம் மகிழ்ந்து உரைக்கத் தொடங்கினார்।

Word by Word

• सफलं (saphalaṃ): fruitful, successful

• साधितं (sādhitaṃ): accomplished, duly performed

• सर्वं (sarvaṃ): all, everything

• भवता (bhavatā): by you / by your honor

• विदितं (viditaṃ): known, understood

• भवेत् (bhavet): may it be / let it become

• एवम् (evam): thus

• उक्तः (uktaḥ): spoken to, addressed

• स (sa): he

• हृष्टात्मा (hṛṣṭātmā): delighted in heart

• सूतः (sūtaḥ): Sūta (the narrator)

• पौराणिकोत्तमः (paurāṇikottamaḥ): the foremost among Purāṇa-knowers/reciters

Speaker

Sages of Naimiṣāraṇya (addressing Sūta)

Characters & Entities

• Suta

FAQs

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

It establishes the sacred frame of śravaṇa (devotional listening) and authentic transmission: the sages affirm that inquiry and receptivity make the forthcoming teaching on the Liṅga and Pati (Śiva) “fruitful.”

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

Indirectly: by honoring the Purāṇic teaching as liberative knowledge, it points to Śiva as Pati—the ultimate reality to be known—whose tattva is approached through revealed narration and disciplined understanding.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Purāṇa-śravaṇa and satsanga are implied as a sādhana: attentive listening to Śaiva doctrine that later supports Liṅga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented inner transformation (pāśa-kṣaya for the paśu).