Shloka 27

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

प्रविश्य लोकान् पश्यैतान् अनौपम्यान्सुरोत्तम ततः प्राह्लादिनीं वाणीं श्रुत्वा तस्याभिनन्द्य च

Transliteration

praviśya lokān paśyaitān anaupamyānsurottama tataḥ prāhlādinīṃ vāṇīṃ śrutvā tasyābhinandya ca

Translation

اے سُروتّم! ان بےمثال لوکوں میں داخل ہو کر انہیں دیکھ۔ پھر فرحت بخش الٰہی ندا سن کر اُس نے اسے ادب و بھکتی سے قبول کیا اور اس کی ستائش کی۔

Word by Word

• प्रविश्य: having entered

• लोकान्: the worlds/realms

• पश्य: behold/see

• एतान्: these

• अनौपम्यान्: incomparable, beyond comparison

• सुरोत्तम: O best of the gods

• ततः: then/thereupon

• प्राह्लादिनीम्: delight-giving, bliss-bestowing

• वाणीम्: speech/voice (divine utterance)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• तस्य: to it/of that

• अभिनन्द्य: having greeted/approved/praised

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented devotion as guided by direct divine revelation: one first receives darśana of sacred realms and then follows the bliss-giving command (vāṇī) with reverent acceptance, the attitude essential for Linga-pūjā.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the incomparable (anaupamya) reality that can be encountered as both vision (darśana) and as a grace-filled directive (prāhlādinī vāṇī), drawing the pashu (soul) toward Pati through anugraha (favor).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic cue is śravaṇa—inner, attentive hearing of the divine instruction—followed by obedient assent (abhinandana), a preparatory discipline aligned with Pāśupata orientation before formal pūjā or vrata.