Shloka 44

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

एवं श्रुत्वापि तद्वाक्यं सान्त्वं विष्णोर्महामुनिः न बिभेमीति तं प्राह दधीचो देवसत्तमम्

Transliteration

evaṃ śrutvāpi tadvākyaṃ sāntvaṃ viṣṇormahāmuniḥ na bibhemīti taṃ prāha dadhīco devasattamam

Translation

విష్ణువు సాంత్వన వాక్యమును విన్నప్పటికీ మహాముని దధీచి దేవసత్తమునితో—“నేను భయపడను” అని పలికెను।

Word by Word

• एवं: thus

• श्रुत्वा अपि: even after hearing

• तत्-वाक्यम्: those words

• सान्त्वम्: consoling assurance

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu

• महा-मुनिः: the great sage

• न बिभेमि इति: “I do not fear,” thus

• तम्: to him

• प्राह: said

• दधीचः: Dadhīci

• देव-सत्तमम्: the best of the gods

Speaker

Suta (narrating the episode, with Dadhichi’s direct speech quoted)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Dadhichi

FAQs

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

It highlights the inner qualification for Linga-bhakti—fearlessness rooted in dharma—showing how a steadfast pashu (individual soul) becomes fit for Pati’s grace through unwavering resolve.

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the Shaiva Siddhanta frame reads such fearlessness as arising from reliance on the Supreme Pati—where pasha (bondage like fear) loosens as the soul stands firm in truth and tapas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to a core Pashupata-Yogic attitude: abhayatva (fearlessness) born of tapas and surrender—an inner discipline that supports all outer puja and vrata.