Shloka 80

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

द्रष्टुमिच्छामि भगवन् पितरं भ्रातृभिः सह एवं विज्ञापयांल्लिङ्गं प्रणिपत्य मुहुर्मुहुः

Transliteration

draṣṭumicchāmi bhagavan pitaraṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha evaṃ vijñāpayāṃlliṅgaṃ praṇipatya muhurmuhuḥ

Translation

“Ôi Đấng Thế Tôn cát tường! Con ước được thấy phụ thân con cùng các huynh đệ.” Nói vậy, ông nhiều lần phủ phục trước Lin-ga, khẩn thiết cầu xin—tìm đến Chúa Tể (Pati) mà ân điển có thể nới lỏng sợi trói (pāśa) đang ràng buộc hữu tình (paśu).

Word by Word

• द्रष्टुम्: to see, to behold

• इच्छामि: I desire

• भगवन्: O Lord, O Blessed One

• पितरम्: father

• भ्रातृभिः: with brothers

• सह: together with

• एवम्: thus

• विज्ञापयाम्: I submit, I petition

• लिङ्गम्: the (Shiva-)Linga, the sign of Pati

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down, prostrating

• मुहुः मुहुः: again and again, repeatedly

Speaker

Internal narrator/character addressing Bhagavan through Linga-vandana (framed within Suta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It shows Linga-praṇāma as a direct mode of petitioning Shiva—devotion expressed through repeated prostration becomes the vehicle for receiving grace, even for family- and ancestor-related aims.

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

Shiva is approached as Bhagavan and as the Linga—Pati, the sovereign Lord whose presence is accessible through the sacred symbol and whose compassion can resolve the paśu’s longing and constraints.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Repeated pranama (praṇipāta) to the Shiva-Linga with a clear sankalpa-like supplication—an element aligned with Pāśupata spirit of surrender and grace-centered practice.