Shloka 30

श्वेतमुनिना कालस्य निग्रहः (मृत्युञ्जय-भक्ति-प्रसादः)

Devanagari script

शैलादिरुवाच एवमुक्तास्तदा तेन ब्रह्मणा ब्रह्मवादिनः प्रसीद भक्तिर्देवेशे भवेद्रुद्रे पिनाकिनि

Transliteration

śailādiruvāca evamuktāstadā tena brahmaṇā brahmavādinaḥ prasīda bhaktirdeveśe bhavedrudre pinākini

Translation

شیلادی نے کہا—تب برہما کے یوں کہنے پر برہمن کے جاننے والے رشیوں نے دعا کی: “اے پروردگار! مہربان ہو؛ دیویش، پیناک دھاری رودر کی طرف ہم میں اٹل بھکتی پیدا ہو۔”

Word by Word

• शैलादिः: Śailādi (a narrator/speaker)

• उवाच: said

• एवम्: thus

• उक्ताः: having been addressed/spoken to

• तदा: then/at that time

• तेन: by him

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā

• ब्रह्मवादिनः: Brahmavādins, teachers/knowers of Brahman

• प्रसीद: be pleased/be gracious

• भक्तिः: devotion

• देवेशे: in/unto the Lord of the gods

• भवेत्: may arise/may become

• रुद्रे: in/unto Rudra (Śiva)

• पिनाकिनि: the Pināka-bearer (Śiva).

Speaker

Śailādi

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Rudra (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It centers Linga-oriented Shaiva practice on bhakti to Rudra as Devesha (Pati). The verse implies that outer worship bears fruit when the pashu (soul) seeks grace and devotion that dissolves pasha (bondage).

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

Shiva is invoked as Rudra, the sovereign Lord of the gods (Devesha) and Pinākin, indicating transcendent lordship with active power to bestow grace—hallmarks of Pati in Shaiva Siddhanta framing.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is bhakti as the inner limb of Shiva-puja and the devotional orientation essential to Pashupata discipline—praying for prasāda (grace) so the mind becomes steadfast in Rudra.