Shloka 59

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

दधीचो भगवान्विप्रः देवतानां गणान् पृथक् रुद्राणां कोटयश्चैव गणानां कोटयस्तदा

Transliteration

dadhīco bhagavānvipraḥ devatānāṃ gaṇān pṛthak rudrāṇāṃ koṭayaścaiva gaṇānāṃ koṭayastadā

Translation

ครั้งนั้นพราหมณ์ผู้เป็นภควาน ดธีจิ ได้แจกแจงนับหมู่เทพทั้งหลายเป็นส่วน ๆ และยังกล่าวถึงจำนวนอันเป็นโกฏิ ๆ ของเหล่ารุทรา ตลอดจนโกฏิ ๆ ของคณะบริวารพระศิวะด้วย.

Word by Word

• दधीचः: Dadhīci

• भगवान्: blessed, venerable

• विप्रः: Brahmin sage

• देवतानाम्: of the gods

• गणान्: hosts, groups

• पृथक्: separately, distinctly

• रुद्राणाम्: of the Rudras

• कोटयः: crores, vast multitudes

• च: and

• एव: indeed

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas (attendant hosts)

• कोटयः: crores

• तदा: then

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the account of Dadhīci within the Linga Purana narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Dadhichi
• Devas
• Rudras
• Shiva (implied as Lord of the Ganas)

FAQs

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

By stressing the innumerable Rudras and Śiva-gaṇas, the verse elevates Linga-worship as devotion to Pati (Śiva) who is served by limitless divine hosts—signifying His supremacy and all-pervasive lordship.

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

It implies Śiva-tattva as transcendent and sovereign: the Rudras and gaṇas are beyond ordinary counting, indicating that Śiva’s powers and manifestations are immeasurable, while He remains the single Pati governing all.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway for Śaiva sādhana is bhakti with awareness of Śiva as Pashupati—invoking His gaṇas and Rudra-aspects as protective attendants during Linga-pūjā and japa.