Shloka 68

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

शप्तश् च सर्वगः शूली पिनाकी नीललोहितः अज्ञानाच्छापजा शक्तिः कुण्ठितास्यनिरीक्षणात्

Transliteration

śaptaś ca sarvagaḥ śūlī pinākī nīlalohitaḥ ajñānācchāpajā śaktiḥ kuṇṭhitāsyanirīkṣaṇāt

Translation

وہ ‘سَپت’ بھی ہے اور سراسر سَروَویَاپی بھی؛ شُول دھاری، پِناک دھاری، نیل و لال آہنگ والا پروردگار۔ جہالت سے لعنت-زاد قوت اٹھتی ہے، مگر رب کی محض نگاہ سے وہ کند ہو کر بےاثر ہو جاتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• śaptaḥ: the Sevenfold/He who is seven

• ca: and

• sarvagaḥ: all-pervading, present everywhere

• śūlī: trident-bearer

• pinākī: bearer of the bow Pināka

• nīlalohitaḥ: the blue-and-red (auspicious, fierce yet gracious) Lord

• ajñānāt: from ignorance

• chāpajā: born of a curse/produced by imprecation

• śaktiḥ: power, potency (operative force)

• kuṇṭhitā: blunted, checked, rendered powerless

• asya: of him/of this Lord

• nirīkṣaṇāt: from the look/glance (of the Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s names/attributes to the Sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as Sarvaga (all-pervading) and as the supreme Pati whose mere glance can neutralize harmful forces born of ignorance—supporting Linga worship as a practice for dissolving pasha (bondage) through Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

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

Shiva is depicted as simultaneously immanent (sarvaga) and sovereign (weapon-bearing Lord), whose consciousness-power subdues curse-born energies; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, Pati’s grace overrules the pasha that arises from ajnana.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports mantra-japa and nama-smaraṇa in Linga Puja/Pashupata-oriented sadhana: remembrance of Shiva’s names invokes his protective, bondage-cutting grace that blunts negative karmic or curse-like impediments rooted in ignorance.