Shloka 23
Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 74 — ब्रह्मप्रोक्तलिङ्गार्चनविधिः
Materials, Classes, and Fruits of Linga-Worship
सिद्धविद्याधराहीन्द्रैर् यक्षदानवकिन्नरैः स्तूयमानः सुपुण्यात्मा देवदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनैः
siddhavidyādharāhīndrair yakṣadānavakinnaraiḥ stūyamānaḥ supuṇyātmā devadundubhiniḥsvanaiḥ
సిద్ధులు, విద్యాధరులలో శ్రేష్ఠులు, అలాగే యక్షులు, దానవులు, కిన్నరులు స్తుతించగా, ఆ పరమ పుణ్యాత్ముడు దేవదుందుభుల ఘననాదమధ్యంలో మహిమింపబడెను।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It frames the atmosphere of Linga-centered sacred narrative: all classes of beings join in stuti (praise), indicating that devotion to Pati (Shiva) is universally auspicious and supported by cosmic signs like the devadundubhi.
By showing even siddhas and celestial hosts praising, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as the supreme locus of auspiciousness (puṇya) and the natural object of adoration for all pashus across realms, pointing to Pati as universally acknowledged.
Stuti as a limb of devotion: recitation and praise function as a purifying practice that loosens pāśa (bondage) by turning the pashu’s attention toward Pati—an inner discipline aligned with Shaiva/Pāśupata devotional orientation.