Shloka 23

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

एवम् उक्तस् तु शक्रेण जीवः सार्धं सुराधिपैः सहस्राक्षेण च विभुं सम्प्राप्याह कुशध्वजम्

Transliteration

evam uktas tu śakreṇa jīvaḥ sārdhaṃ surādhipaiḥ sahasrākṣeṇa ca vibhuṃ samprāpyāha kuśadhvajam

Translation

เมื่อศักระ (อินทรา) กล่าวดังนี้แล้ว ชีวะพร้อมด้วยเหล่าเจ้าแห่งเทวะ และอินทราผู้มีพันเนตร ได้เข้าไปหา กุศธวัชผู้ทรงฤทธิ์ แล้วกล่าวถ้อยคำ

Word by Word

• एवम् (evam): thus

• उक्तस् (uktaḥ): addressed/spoken to

• तु (tu): then/indeed

• शक्रेण (śakreṇa): by Śakra/Indra

• जीवः (jīvaḥ): the individual soul (paśu)

• सार्धम् (sārdham): together with

• सुराधिपैः (surādhipaiḥ): with the chiefs of the gods

• सहस्राक्षेण (sahasrākṣeṇa): with the thousand‑eyed one (Indra)

• च (ca): and

• विभुम् (vibhum): the mighty/powerful one

• सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya): having approached/reached

• आह (āha): spoke/said

• कुशध्वजम् (kuśadhvajam): to Kuśadhvaja (proper name).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode to the sages; internal action involves Indra and Jīva addressing Kuśadhvaja)

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra, Sahasrākṣa)
• Jīva (Paśu)
• Devas (Surādhipas)
• Kuśadhvaja

FAQs

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

It frames the jīva’s movement from divine instruction toward a dharmic authority (Kuśadhvaja), implying that correct conduct and guidance are prerequisites for receiving Śiva’s anugraha—the inner basis of successful liṅga‑pūjā.

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

By highlighting the jīva’s dependence on higher guidance, it implicitly aligns with Śaiva Siddhānta: the paśu, bound by pāśa, advances toward Pati through right direction and grace—Śiva-tattva as the supreme liberator rather than merely a worldly power.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the takeaway is the preparatory discipline of seeking proper instruction (guru/dharmic authority), a key step that supports Pāśupata orientation—turning the jīva toward Śiva through regulated dharma and devotion.