Shloka 156
Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti
रथो रथी देववरो हरिश् च रुद्रः स्वयं शक्रपितामहौ च त्वमेव सर्वे भगवन् कथं तु स्तोष्ये ह्य् अतोष्यं प्रणिपत्य मूर्ध्ना
ratho rathī devavaro hariś ca rudraḥ svayaṃ śakrapitāmahau ca tvameva sarve bhagavan kathaṃ tu stoṣye hy atoṣyaṃ praṇipatya mūrdhnā
رتھ اور رتھی، دیوتاؤں میں برتر ہری، خود رودر، نیز شکر اور پِتامہ—یہ سب حقیقت میں آپ ہی ہیں، اے بھگوان۔ پھر میں آپ کی ستائش کیسے کروں؟ آپ تو اَتوشْی ہیں؛ میں بس سر جھکا کر سجدۂ ادب ہی کر سکتا ہوں۔
A devotee (within Suta’s narration) offering a non-dual praise to Shiva as Pati beyond all deities
FAQs
It teaches that the essence of Linga-pūjā is recognizing Shiva as the inner Self and source of all divine functions; therefore the most fitting worship is surrender (praṇāma) rather than attempting to “complete” Him with words.
Shiva is presented as Pati—the one Lord who appears as Hari, Rudra, Indra, and Brahmā, as well as the instruments of action (chariot) and agency (charioteer), indicating His all-pervasive sovereignty beyond limitation.
Śirasā praṇipāta (bowing with the head) is highlighted—an act of bhakti and Pāśupata-style humility that loosens pasha (bondage) by dissolving egoic agency before Pati.