Shloka 33

क्षुपदधीचिसंवादः — शिलादतपः, वरसीमा, मेघवाहनकल्पे त्रिदेवसमागमः

Devanagari script

ग्रसामि त्वां प्रसादेन यथापूर्वं भवानहम् स्मयमानस्तु भगवान् प्रतिबुध्य पितामहम्

Transliteration

grasāmi tvāṃ prasādena yathāpūrvaṃ bhavānaham smayamānastu bhagavān pratibudhya pitāmaham

Translation

“నా ప్రసాదంతో నిన్ను నాలో లీనముచేస్తాను; నీవు యథాపూర్వమవుతావు.” అని చెప్పి, స్మితంతో భగవంతుడు పితామహ బ్రహ్మను మేల్కొలిపి అతనికి పూర్వస్థితిని ప్రసాదించాడు।

Word by Word

• grasāmi: I absorb/I draw in

• tvām: you

• prasādena: by (My) grace/favor

• yathā-pūrvam: as formerly/as before

• bhavān: you (honorific)

• aham: I (am)/I

• smayamānaḥ: smiling

• tu: then/indeed

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord (Pati, Śiva)

• pratibudhya: having awakened/causing to awaken

• pitāmaham: Pitāmaha, Brahmā (the Grandfather of beings)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal episode where Shiva restores Brahma)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It emphasizes prasāda (Śiva’s grace) as the decisive power that restores order—Linga worship is framed as seeking Pati’s anugraha, by which the pashu is lifted from limitation and returned to its rightful state.

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

Śiva appears as Pati, the sovereign who can absorb and re-manifest beings by grace alone; His smile signifies effortless, compassionate control over sṛṣṭi–sthiti–saṃhāra and the awakening of consciousness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key takeaway is anugraha-centered practice: devotion and Linga-upāsanā oriented to receiving Śiva’s prasāda, which loosens pāśa (bondage) and “awakens” the jīva toward right knowledge.