Shloka 15

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

स्नुषावाक्यं ततः श्रुत्वा वसिष्ठ उत्थाय भूतलात् संज्ञामवाप्य चालिङ्ग्य सा पपात सुदुःखिता

Transliteration

snuṣāvākyaṃ tataḥ śrutvā vasiṣṭha utthāya bhūtalāt saṃjñāmavāpya cāliṅgya sā papāta suduḥkhitā

Translation

కోడలి మాటలు విని వసిష్ఠుడు నేలపై నుంచి లేచి, స్పృహ పొందిన వెంటనే ఆమెను ఆలింగనం చేసెను; కాని ఆమె ఘోర దుఃఖంతో వ్యాకులమై మళ్లీ కూలిపోయెను।

Word by Word

• स्नुषा-वाक्यम्: the daughter-in-law’s words

• ततः: then/thereupon

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha (the sage)

• उत्थाय: rising up

• भूतलात्: from the ground

• संज्ञाम्: consciousness/awareness

• अवाप्य: having regained/attained

• च: and

• आलिङ्ग्य: having embraced

• सा: she (the daughter-in-law)

• पपात: fell/collapsed

• सुदुःखिता: deeply grieved/afflicted with great sorrow

Speaker

Suta Goswami (primary narrator) recounting the episode to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

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

It frames human grief (duḥkha) as a lived condition of the paśu (bound soul), implicitly preparing the mind for śaraṇāgati (surrender) to Pati—Shiva—through Linga-centered devotion that steadies consciousness.

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

By contrast: the verse highlights collapsing, fluctuating human awareness, pointing toward Shiva-tattva as the stable, compassionate ground (Pati) beyond the pasha of sorrow, in whom the mind can become steady.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit ritual is stated; the practical takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline—mastery of saṃjñā (clarity of awareness) amid duḥkha, supported by japa, dhyāna, and Linga-pūjā as stabilizing sādhana.