Shloka 14

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

एतस्मात् कारणाद् ब्रह्मंस् त्रस्तो ऽहं मातरं गतः सुनीतिराह मे माता मा कृथाः शोकमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

etasmāt kāraṇād brahmaṃs trasto 'haṃ mātaraṃ gataḥ sunītirāha me mātā mā kṛthāḥ śokamuttamam

Translation

ด้วยเหตุนี้เอง ข้าแต่พราหมณ์ ข้าพเจ้าจึงหวาดกลัวและไปหาแม่ของตน มารดาของข้าพเจ้าคือสุนีตีกล่าวว่า “ลูกเอ๋ย อย่าจมอยู่ในความโศกอันลึกยิ่ง”

Word by Word

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt): from this

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt): cause/reason

• ब्रह्मंस् (brahmaṃs): O Brahmin (address)

• त्रस्तः (trastaḥ): frightened

• अहम् (aham): I

• मातरम् (mātaram): to (my) mother

• गतः (gataḥ): went

• सुनीतिः (sunītiḥ): Sunīti

• आह (āha): said

• मे (me): to me/my

• माता (mātā): mother

• मा (mā): do not

• कृथाः (kṛthāḥ): do/make (2nd person)

• शोकम् (śokam): sorrow/grief

• उत्तमम् (uttamam): great/most intense.

Speaker

Dhruva (within Suta’s narration to the sages)

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Sunīti

FAQs

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

It shows the devotee’s first inner turning point: distress is not indulged but redirected toward steadfast resolve—an essential prerequisite for approaching Shiva through Linga-upāsanā with purity and determination.

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

Implicitly, it frames the soul (paśu) as shaken by worldly pain (pāśa) and in need of higher refuge; the narrative arc in the Linga Purana typically resolves such sorrow by directing the seeker toward Pati—Shiva as the liberating Lord who cuts bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the psychological discipline that underlies tapas and Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā: restraining grief, cultivating steadiness, and preparing for focused devotion and austerity that later culminate in Shiva worship.