Shloka 34

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच भोभो दधीच ब्रह्मर्षे भवार्चनरताव्यय वरमेकं वृणे त्वत्तस् तं भवान्दातुमर्हति

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca bhobho dadhīca brahmarṣe bhavārcanaratāvyaya varamekaṃ vṛṇe tvattas taṃ bhavāndātumarhati

Translation

శ్రీభగవానుడు పలికాడు—ఓ దధీచ బ్రహ్మర్షీ! ఓ అవ్యయా, భవుడు (శివుడు) ఆరాధనలో నిత్యరతుడవైన నీవు—నేను నీ నుండి ఒక వరం కోరుతున్నాను; దయచేసి దానిని ప్రసాదించు।

Word by Word

• śrī-bhagavān: the Blessed Lord

• uvāca: said

• bhobho: O! (vocative call)

• dadhīca: Dadhīca

• brahmarṣe: O great seer among Brahmins

• bhava: Bhava (Śiva)

• arcana: worship

• rata: devoted/engaged

• avyaya: imperishable/undaunted

• varam: boon

• ekam: one

• vṛṇe: I choose/I request

• tvattaḥ: from you

• tam: that (boon)

• bhavān: you (honorific)

• dātum: to give

• arhati: are worthy/should (please) grant

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (the Lord, in-context a divine speaker addressing the sage Dadhīca)

Characters & Entities

• Dadhichi
• Bhava (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It establishes bhavārcana (worship of Bhava/Śiva) as the defining virtue of the devotee-sage, making him a fit vessel through whom divine purposes in Linga-centered dharma are fulfilled.

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

By invoking Bhava and calling the devotee “avyaya,” the verse points to Śiva as Pati—the Lord whose grace makes devotion steady and enduring, and whose will operates through purified beings.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Bhavārcana—regular, focused worship of Śiva (often expressed as Linga-pūjā)—is highlighted as the core sādhana that aligns the pashu (individual soul) toward the Pati.