Shloka 94

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

पाषण्डे ख्यापिते तेन विष्णुना विश्वयोनिना त्यक्ते महेश्वरे दैत्यैस् त्यक्ते लिङ्गार्चने तथा

Transliteration

pāṣaṇḍe khyāpite tena viṣṇunā viśvayoninā tyakte maheśvare daityais tyakte liṅgārcane tathā

Translation

جب عالم کی اصل، وِشنو نے پاشنڈ کا عقیدہ پھیلایا تو دَیتّیوں نے مہیشور کو چھوڑ دیا؛ اور اسی طرح لِنگ کی پوجا بھی ترک کر دی۔

Word by Word

• पाषण्डे: in pāṣaṇḍa (heresy/deviant doctrine)

• ख्यापिते: when proclaimed/made known

• तेन: by him

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu

• विश्वयोनिना: by the universal source (origin of the cosmos)

• त्यक्ते: having abandoned

• महेश्वरे: Mahēśvara (Lord Śiva)

• दैत्यैः: by the Daityas (anti-deva beings)

• त्यक्ते: having abandoned

• लिङ्गार्चने: Liṅga-worship (liṅga + arcana)

• तथा: likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Maheshvara
• Daityas

FAQs

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

It frames Liṅga-arcana as the defining marker of allegiance to Pati (Śiva): when the Daityas accept pāṣaṇḍa, the immediate consequence is the abandonment of Mahēśvara and the Liṅga—signaling spiritual decline and deeper bondage (pāśa).

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

By contrasting Mahēśvara with pāṣaṇḍa, the verse implies Śiva-tattva as the rightful supreme refuge (Pati) whose worship sustains dharma; turning away from Him is portrayed as a fall from truth into delusion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Liṅga-arcana (ritual worship of the Liṅga) is highlighted negatively by its abandonment—implying that steadfast Śiva-pūjā (and, by extension, Pāśupata-aligned discipline) is essential for the pashu’s purification and liberation.