Shloka 6

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

सुरुचिस्तं विनिर्धूय स्वपुत्रं प्रीतिमानसा न्यवेशयत्तं विप्रेन्द्रा ह्य् अङ्कं रूपेण मानिता

Transliteration

surucistaṃ vinirdhūya svaputraṃ prītimānasā nyaveśayattaṃ viprendrā hy aṅkaṃ rūpeṇa mānitā

Translation

హే విప్రేంద్రులారా! సురుచి అతనిని తోసివేసి, ఆనందభరిత మనసుతో తన కుమారుని ఒడిలో కూర్చోబెట్టింది; తన రూపసౌందర్యం వల్ల ఆమె గౌరవింపబడింది.

Word by Word

• सुरुचिः (Suruciḥ): Suruci

• तम् (tam): him

• विनिर्धूय (vinirdhūya): having brushed off/cleansed

• स्वपुत्रम् (svaputram): her own son

• प्रीतिमानसा (prītimānasā): with a mind full of joy/affection

• न्यवेशयत् (nyaveśayat): placed/settled

• तम् (tam): him

• विप्रेन्द्राः (viprendrāḥ): the best among Brahmins

• हि (hi): indeed

• अङ्कम् (aṅkam): lap

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa): by (her) beauty/appearance

• मानिता (mānitā): honoured/respected.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Suruci
• Brahmanas (Vipras)

FAQs

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

Though not a direct linga-vidhi verse, it highlights how attachment and honour in worldly life (pasha) condition the pashu (individual soul); such narrative contrasts later point the aspirant toward inner purification and single-pointed devotion to Pati, Lord Shiva, which is central to Linga-oriented worship.

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

Indirectly: it depicts the play of social honour and personal affection that binds the jiva; Shiva-tattva in Shaiva Siddhanta is the liberating Pati beyond such partialities, the refuge that dissolves pasha and establishes the soul in clarity and grace (anugraha).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja or Pashupata-yoga technique is stated; the implied takeaway is purification (inner and outer) and vigilance toward attachment—foundational disciplines that mature into regulated Shiva-puja and Pashupata-style self-restraint.