Shloka 29

श्वेतमुनिना कालस्य निग्रहः (मृत्युञ्जय-भक्ति-प्रसादः)

Devanagari script

बहुना किं प्रलापेन संन्यस्याभ्यर्च्य वै भवम् भक्त्या चापरया तस्मिन् विशोका वै भविष्यथ

Transliteration

bahunā kiṃ pralāpena saṃnyasyābhyarcya vai bhavam bhaktyā cāparayā tasmin viśokā vai bhaviṣyatha

Translation

ఎక్కువ మాటలతో ఏమి ప్రయోజనం? అన్నిటినీ త్యజించి భవునినే ఆరాధించండి; ఆయనలో అపర, ఏకాగ్ర భక్తితో నిలిచితే మీరు నిజంగా శోకరహితులవుతారు।

Word by Word

• बहुना: by much

• किं: what (use)

• प्रलापेन: with idle talk/excess speech

• संन्यस्य: having renounced/laying aside

• अभ्यर्च्य: having duly worshipped

• वै: indeed

• भवम्: Bhava (Lord Śiva)

• भक्त्या: with devotion

• च: and

• अपरया: unsurpassed, exclusive (ananyā)

• तस्मिन्: in Him

• विशोका: free from grief

• वै: surely

• भविष्यथ: you will become

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-centric instruction within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prioritizes sincere Linga-archana of Bhava over mere discussion, teaching that worship done with exclusive devotion is what yields the fruit—freedom from grief.

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

Shiva as Bhava is presented as Pati—the Lord in whom the mind rests; when the Pashu takes refuge in Him through ananyā-bhakti, the bonds of sorrow (a form of pāśa) are dissolved.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Renunciation (saṁnyāsa/vairāgya) joined to worship (abhyarcana) with single-pointed devotion—aligned with the inner thrust of Pashupata-oriented practice where bhakti and surrender become the core discipline.