Shloka 35

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

याचितो देवदेवेन दधीचः प्राह विष्णुना ज्ञातं तवेप्सितं सर्वं न बिभेमि तवाप्यहम्

Transliteration

yācito devadevena dadhīcaḥ prāha viṣṇunā jñātaṃ tavepsitaṃ sarvaṃ na bibhemi tavāpyaham

Translation

தேவதேவனான விஷ்ணு வேண்டியபோது ததீசி கூறினார்—“நீ விரும்புவது அனைத்தும் எனக்குத் தெரியும்; உன்னையும் நான் அஞ்சேன்।”

Word by Word

• याचितः (yācitaḥ): being requested/entreated

• देवदेवेन (devadevena): by the God of gods

• दधीचः (dadhīcaḥ): Dadhichi

• प्राह (prāha): said

• विष्णुना (viṣṇunā): by Vishnu/to Vishnu

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam): known/understood

• तव (tava): your

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam): desired/aimed at

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all, entirely

• न (na): not

• बिभेमि (bibhemi): I fear

• तव (tava): of you

• अपि (api): even/also

• अहम् (aham): I

Speaker

Dadhichi

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Dadhichi

FAQs

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

It highlights the inner qualification for Shiva-oriented worship—abhaya (fearlessness) born of tapas and truthfulness—showing that devotion is not merely ritual but a purified state of the pashu (soul) moving toward the Pati (Lord).

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva-tattva as the ground of fearlessness: when the soul is steady in dharma and detachment, it becomes unmoved by external power, reflecting the Shaiva ideal that bondage (pāśa) is overcome through inner clarity rather than force.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas-supported vairāgya leading to abhaya is emphasized—an inner discipline aligned with Pāśupata Yoga where the pashu weakens pāśa (bondage) by steadfastness, courage, and surrender to the highest aim.