Shloka 10

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

भवप्रसादाद् आगत्य लोकपालत्वमुत्तमम् पितॄणामाधिपत्यं तु शापमोक्षं तथैव च

Transliteration

bhavaprasādād āgatya lokapālatvamuttamam pitṝṇāmādhipatyaṃ tu śāpamokṣaṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

భవుడు (శివుడు) అనుగ్రహించగా అతడు ఉత్తమ లోకపాలత్వం, పితృలపై ఆధిపత్యం, అలాగే శాపబంధనమునుండి విముక్తి—ఈ వరాలను పొందెను।

Word by Word

• भवप्रसादात् (bhava-prasādāt): by the grace of Bhava/Śiva

• आगत्य (āgatya): having attained/coming to obtain

• लोकपालत्वम् (lokapālatvam): the status of a world-guardian

• उत्तमम् (uttamam): supreme, excellent

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām): of the Pitṛs/ancestors

• आधिपत्यम् (ādhipatyam): lordship, overlordship

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• शापमोक्षम् (śāpa-mokṣam): liberation from a curse

• तथैव (tathaiva): likewise, in the same manner

• च (ca): and.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Bhava)
• Pitrs
• Lokapalas

FAQs

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

It frames all worldly authority and ancestral governance as arising from Bhava’s prasāda—implying that Linga-centered devotion is ultimately a surrender to Śiva as the source of adhikāra (rightful power) and mokṣa from binding conditions.

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

Śiva appears as Pati—the sovereign dispenser of both bhoga (cosmic office like Lokapāla) and apavarga (freedom), including śāpamokṣa, indicating His mastery over pasha (karmic constraints) that bind the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to prasāda-siddhi—attainment through Śiva’s grace—typically accessed through Linga-pūjā, mantra, and Pāśupata-oriented discipline where purification culminates in the loosening of karmic bonds (śāpa/pāśa).