Shloka 6

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

तुष्टो रुद्रो जगन्नाथश् चेकितानो वृषध्वजः धूर्जटिः परमेशानो भगवान्नीललोहितः

Transliteration

tuṣṭo rudro jagannāthaś cekitāno vṛṣadhvajaḥ dhūrjaṭiḥ parameśāno bhagavānnīlalohitaḥ

Translation

راضی و مہربان رُدر ہی جگن ناتھ ہیں؛ سدا بیدار و ہوشیار؛ وِرش دھوج؛ دھورجٹی؛ پرمیشور؛ اور نیل-لوہت رنگ والے بھگوان ہیں۔

Word by Word

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ): pleased, propitious

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ): Rudra, Shiva

• जगन्नाथः (jagannāthaḥ): Lord of the world

• चेकितानः (cekitānaḥ): vigilant, attentive, discerning

• वृषध्वजः (vṛṣadhvajaḥ): whose emblem is the bull (Dharma/Nandin)

• धूर्जटिः (dhūrjaṭiḥ): the matted-haired one

• परमेशानः (parameśānaḥ): Supreme Lord, Pati over all

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord endowed with sovereignty

• नीललोहितः (nīlalohitaḥ): blue-and-red one, auspicious fiery-and-cool radiance

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Rudra-stuti / Shiva-nama enumeration to the sages at Naimisharanya; contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Jagannatha
• Nīlalohita

FAQs

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

It functions as nāma-smarana (name-contemplation) of Pati (Shiva): reciting such epithets establishes the worshipper’s mind in Rudra’s lordship (Jagannātha, Parameśāna) and auspiciousness (tuṣṭaḥ), which is central to Linga-pūjā as inward recognition of the Supreme.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati—the supreme sovereign (Parameśāna, Bhagavān) who governs the cosmos (Jagannātha), ever-aware (Cekitāna), and transcendent yet immanent through visible signs like the bull-emblem (Vṛṣadhvaja) and the luminous Nīlalohita form.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is japa and dhyāna through Shiva-nāma recitation—an essential limb supporting Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā, where repeated remembrance of Pati loosens pāśa (bondage) binding the paśu (individual soul).