Shloka 80

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

य इदं कीर्त्य संग्रामं प्रविशेत्तस्य सर्वदा नास्ति मृत्युभयं चैव विजयी च भविष्यति

Transliteration

ya idaṃ kīrtya saṃgrāmaṃ praviśettasya sarvadā nāsti mṛtyubhayaṃ caiva vijayī ca bhaviṣyati

Translation

Sinumang bumigkas ng salaysay ng labang ito at saka pumasok sa digmaan, para sa kanya ay walang takot sa kamatayan kailanman, at siya’y magiging matagumpay. Sa bisa ng Pati na nag-aalis ng pāśa, ang pag-alaalang ito’y nagiging kalasag ng paśu sa gitna ng panganib.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• idam: this (account/recitation)

• kīrtayitvā/kīrtya: having recited, having proclaimed

• saṃgrāmam: battle, combat

• praviśet: enters

• tasya: for him

• sarvadā: always

• nāsti: there is not

• mṛtyu-bhayam: fear of death

• ca eva: and indeed

• vijayī: victorious

• ca: and

• bhaviṣyati: will become

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-śruti to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents kīrtana (devotional recitation) as a protective act empowered by Shiva’s anugraha—implying that remembering and proclaiming the Lord’s sacred narrative functions like a spiritual kavaca for the worshipper.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the sovereign who can neutralize mṛtyu-bhaya (fear of death) for the paśu (embodied soul), indicating His role as the giver of fearlessness and the bestower of victorious dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Kīrtana/śravaṇa-based practice: reciting the sacred account before undertaking a dangerous act. It aligns with Pāśupata orientation by using remembrance and devotion to loosen pāśa (bondage) such as fear and despair.