Shloka 36

Devanagari script

अथार्जुनस्य वचनं भिल्लनाथाय विस्तरात् । सर्वं निवेदयामास तस्यै भिल्लपरात्मने

Transliteration

athārjunasya vacanaṃ bhillanāthāya vistarāt | sarvaṃ nivedayāmāsa tasyai bhillaparātmane

Translation

అనంతరం అతడు భిల్లుల నాథునికి అర్జునుని వాక్యాన్ని విస్తారంగా నివేదించెను; అంతరంగమున పరమేశ్వరుడు శివునకు భక్తుడైన ఆ భిల్లాధిపతికి సమస్తమును తెలియజేసెను।

Word by Word

अथthen

अर्जुनस्यof Arjuna

वचनम्speech/message

भिल्लनाथायto the lord of the Bhillas

विस्तरात्in detail

सर्वम्everything

निवेदयामासreported/informed

तस्यैto him/that one (dat.)

भिल्लपरात्मनेto the Bhilla who was the Supreme Self

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights that true worth is inner orientation to the Supreme (Śiva): even a tribal chief is honored when his heart is fixed on Pati (Lord Shiva), showing bhakti and surrender as central to liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By calling the Bhilla leader “parātmā” (set on the Supreme), the verse points to Saguna devotion—reverent listening, reporting, and faithful service—through which devotees approach Shiva, often expressed in Purana narratives as Linga-worship and obedient participation in Shiva’s dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śravaṇa and kīrtana—hearing and faithfully conveying Shiva-related words—supported by daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a steady inner “parātmā” orientation.