Shloka 78

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

कथितस्तव संक्षेपाद् विवादः क्षुब्दधीचयोः प्रभावश् च दधीचस्य भवस्य च महामुने

Transliteration

kathitastava saṃkṣepād vivādaḥ kṣubdadhīcayoḥ prabhāvaś ca dadhīcasya bhavasya ca mahāmune

Translation

ఓ మహామునీ, క్షుబ్ధుడు–దధీచి మధ్య జరిగిన వివాదాన్ని, అలాగే దధీచి మరియు భవుడు (భగవాన్ శివుడు) యొక్క మహిమా-ప్రభావాన్ని నేను సంక్షేపంగా వివరించాను।

Word by Word

• कथितः: has been narrated

• तव: to you/for you

• संक्षेपात्: briefly/in summary

• विवादः: dispute/controversy

• क्षुब्दधीचयोः: of Kṣubdha and Dadhīci

• प्रभावः: power, majesty, spiritual potency

• च: and

• दधीचस्य: of Dadhīci

• भवस्य: of Bhava (Śiva)

• च: and

• महामुने: O great sage

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Dadhici
• Ksubdha

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a narrative seal: it frames the episode as Shiva-mahātmya, implying that hearing and remembering Bhava’s prabhāva strengthens devotion (bhakti) and reverence toward the Linga as the manifest sign of Pati (Śiva).

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

By naming Śiva as “Bhava” and highlighting his “prabhāva,” the verse points to Shiva-tattva as sovereign, awe-inspiring potency—Pati who surpasses worldly disputes and whose presence sanctifies the entire account.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the emphasis is on śravaṇa (hearing sacred narration) and tapas-born prabhāva—key Pāśupata themes where inner discipline and devotion to Pati loosen the bonds (pāśa) of the pashu (soul).