Shloka 19

Adhyaya 73 — त्रिपुरदाहे ब्रह्मस्तवः

Brahmā’s Hymn in the Context of Tripura’s Burning

Devanagari script

एवं पाशुपतं कृत्वा सम्पूज्य परमेश्वरम् लिङ्गे पुरा मया दृष्टे विष्णुना च महात्मना

Transliteration

evaṃ pāśupataṃ kṛtvā sampūjya parameśvaram liṅge purā mayā dṛṣṭe viṣṇunā ca mahātmanā

Translation

ఇలా పాశుపత వ్రతాన్ని ఆచరించి, పరమేశ్వరుని సమ్యక్‌గా పూజించి, నేను పూర్వం లింగంలో భగవంతుని దర్శించాను—మహాత్ముడు విష్ణువు కూడా అలాగే దర్శించాడు।

Word by Word

• एवं (evaṃ): thus

• पाशुपतं (pāśupataṃ): the Pāśupata observance/discipline

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done/undertaken

• सम्पूज्य (sampūjya): having worshipped completely

• परमेश्वरम् (parameśvaram): Parameśvara, the Supreme Lord (Śiva as Pati)

• लिङ्गे (liṅge): in the Liṅga (the aniconic mark/sign of Śiva)

• पुरा (purā): formerly/once

• मया (mayā): by me

• दृष्टे (dṛṣṭe): was seen/beheld

• विष्णुना (viṣṇunā): by Viṣṇu

• च (ca): and

• महात्मना (mahātmanā): by the great-souled one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal recollection/tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Parameshvara
• Linga

FAQs

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

It states that disciplined Pāśupata practice and complete worship culminate in direct darśana of Śiva in the Liṅga, affirming the Liṅga as the revelatory locus of Parameśvara.

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

Śiva is presented as Parameśvara (Pati), directly knowable through worship and yogic discipline; His presence is not merely symbolic but experientially ‘seen’ in the Liṅga by realized devotees.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights Pāśupata-vrata/discipline joined with sampūjā (complete Liṅga-pūjā), implying a path that loosens pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul) through devotion and observance.