Shloka 43

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

भगवानपि तं दृष्ट्वा यज्ञं प्राह सनातनम् सनातनस्तदा सेन्द्रान् देवान् आलोक्य चाच्युतः

Transliteration

bhagavānapi taṃ dṛṣṭvā yajñaṃ prāha sanātanam sanātanastadā sendrān devān ālokya cācyutaḥ

Translation

భగవానుడు ఆ యజ్ఞాన్ని చూచి దానిని ‘సనాతన యజ్ఞం’ అని ప్రకటించాడు. అప్పుడు సనాతనుడైన అచ్యుతుడు ఇంద్రసహిత దేవులను పరిశీలించి శాశ్వత ఆరాధనా-క్రమాన్ని స్థాపించాడు.

Word by Word

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• अपि (api): indeed/also

• तम् (tam): that (rite/sacrifice)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• यज्ञम् (yajñam): sacrifice, sacred rite

• प्राह (prāha): said/declared

• सनातनम् (sanātanam): eternal, timeless

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ): the Everlasting One

• तदा (tadā): then

• सेन्द्रान् (sendrān): with Indra (as leader)

• देवान् (devān): the gods

• आलोक्य (ālokya): having looked upon/considered

• च (ca): and

• अच्युतः (acyutaḥ): the Unfailing One

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating; internal scene centers on Bhagavan/Acyuta addressing or acknowledging the devas)

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Devas
• Bhagavan
• Acyuta

FAQs

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

It frames worship as “sanātana”—a timeless, divinely affirmed yajña—supporting the Linga Purana’s view that Shiva-oriented devotion and consecrated rites are not merely historical acts but an eternal dharmic pattern.

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

By emphasizing the “Eternal” (sanātana) principle behind yajña, the verse points to Shiva-tattva as the timeless ground that validates sacred action—Pati who oversees and perfects the means by which the paśu is freed from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The highlighted practice is yajña as a sanctifying discipline—aligned with Shaiva understanding as an outer rite that can support inner purification, preparing the practitioner for Pashupata-style detachment and devotion.