Shloka 10

Adhyaya 22 — शिवानुग्रहः, ब्रह्मतपः, एकादशरुद्राः तथा प्राणतत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

सर्वं मम कृतं देव परितुष्टो ऽसि मे यदि त्वयि मे सुप्रतिष्ठा तु भक्तिर्भवतु शङ्करः

Transliteration

sarvaṃ mama kṛtaṃ deva parituṣṭo 'si me yadi tvayi me supratiṣṭhā tu bhaktirbhavatu śaṅkaraḥ

Translation

హే దేవా! ఇదంతా నేను చేసితిని. నీవు నాపై ప్రసన్నుడవైతే, హే శంకరా, నీ యందు నా భక్తి సుస్థిరమై అచలముగా స్థాపితమగుగాక।

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: all

• मम: by me / mine

• कृतम्: done, performed

• देव: O Lord, O Deva

• परितुष्टः: fully pleased, satisfied

• असि: You are

• मे: with me / for me

• यदि: if

• त्वयि: in You, toward You

• मे: my

• सुप्रतिष्ठा: well-established, firmly grounded

• तु: indeed, then

• भक्तिः: devotion

• भवतु: let it be / may it arise

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara (Shiva, the beneficent)

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Shiva (within Suta’s narration to the sages)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames puja and all religious acts as meaningful only when they culminate in stable, well-rooted bhakti to Śiva (Pati); the devotee asks not merely for boons, but for firm devotion as the true fruit of worship.

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

Śiva is shown as the gracious Pati who responds to devotion and grants the highest gift—steadfast bhakti—through which the Pashu (soul) moves toward freedom from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is śaraṇāgati (devotional surrender) and bhakti-niṣṭhā (steadfastness in devotion), which in a Pāśupata-leaning sense supports inner stabilization of mind and conduct oriented solely toward Śiva.