Shloka 8

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

आरुह्य मूर्धानम् अजात्मजो ऽसौ तयात्मवान् सर्वविद् आत्मविच्च धराधरस्यैव तदा धरायां पपात पत्न्या सह साश्रुदृष्टिः

Transliteration

āruhya mūrdhānam ajātmajo 'sau tayātmavān sarvavid ātmavicca dharādharasyaiva tadā dharāyāṃ papāta patnyā saha sāśrudṛṣṭiḥ

Translation

Leo lên đỉnh đầu của vị “kẻ mang núi” hùng mạnh ấy, người con của Đấng Vô Sinh—tự tại, toàn tri, an trú trong trí tuệ về Ngã—khi ấy khiến ông ngã xuống đất cùng với vợ, đôi mắt đẫm lệ.

Word by Word

• आरुह्य: having ascended/climbed

• मूर्धानम्: the head/crown

• अजात्मजः: the son of Aja (Brahmā) / Brahmā’s son

• असौ: that one

• तया: by her/with her (by that power/cause)

• आत्मवान्: self-possessed, steadfast in the Self

• सर्वविद्: all-knowing

• आत्मवित्: knower of the Self

• च: and

• धराधरस्य: of the mountain-bearer/supporter of the earth (a mighty being)

• एव: indeed

• तदा: then

• धरायाम्: on the earth/ground

• पपात: fell

• पत्न्या सह: together with (his) wife

• साश्रुदृष्टिः: with tearful eyes / whose look was with tears.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva
• Shakti
• Mountain-bearer (dharādhara)
• Wife of the fallen being

FAQs

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

It underscores that worldly power (even “mountain-bearing” strength) is subordinate to Pati (Shiva) and his Shakti; Linga worship is framed as surrender that dissolves pride and restores dharma through grace.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied through the presence of omniscience and Self-knowledge (sarvavit, ātmavit) operating as sovereign will: the Lord, through Shakti, governs events to liberate and correct the pashu bound by pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The yogic takeaway is ātmavicāra (Self-inquiry) and humility: Self-knowledge aligned to Shiva’s grace is shown as the true power, central to the Pāśupata orientation of surrender to Pati.