Shloka 33

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

प्रसीद देवदेवेश शङ्खचक्रगदाधर लोकात्मन् वेदगुह्यात्मन् त्वां प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि केशव

Transliteration

prasīda devadeveśa śaṅkhacakragadādhara lokātman vedaguhyātman tvāṃ prapanno 'smi keśava

Translation

مہربان ہو، اے دیوتاؤں کے دیوتا! اے شंख، چکر اور گدا دھارنے والے؛ اے عالم کی روح، اے وید کے پوشیدہ راز کے جوہر! اے کیشو، میں تیری پناہ میں آیا ہوں۔

Word by Word

• प्रसीद: be gracious, show favor

• देवदेवेश: Lord of the lords of the gods

• शङ्ख-चक्र-गदा-धर: bearer of the conch, discus, and mace

• लोकात्मन्: Soul/Self of the worlds

• वेद-गुह्य-आत्मन्: whose essence is the Veda’s secret (esoteric) reality

• त्वाम्: in You

• प्रपन्नः अस्मि: I have surrendered/I take refuge

• केशव: Keśava (Vishnu, the all-pervading Lord)

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal hymn of surrender within the Purva-Bhaga narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Keshava

FAQs

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

It models śaraṇāgati (complete refuge), a core prerequisite for Shiva’s anugraha (grace) in Linga worship—showing that devotion, humility, and surrender are the inner “offering” behind external pūjā.

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

Though addressed to Keśava with Vaishnava epithets, the verse points to the one Supreme as lokātman and veda-guhyātman—traits aligned with Pati (the Lord beyond pasha), emphasizing the Linga Purana theme of Hari-Hara unity where the same Absolute is praised through differing forms.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śaraṇāgati-bhakti as a Pāśupata-aligned inner discipline: the pashu (bound soul) relinquishes egoic agency and seeks the Lord’s prasāda (favor), which ripens meditation and makes pūjā effective.