Shloka 6

वंशानुवर्णनम् — सात्वतवंशः, स्यमन्तक-प्रसङ्गः, कृष्णावतारः, शिवप्रसादः (पाशुपतयोगः)

Devanagari script

गुणान्देवावृधस्याथ कीर्तयन्तो महात्मनः यथैव शृणुमो दूरात् संपश्यामस्तथान्तिकात्

Transliteration

guṇāndevāvṛdhasyātha kīrtayanto mahātmanaḥ yathaiva śṛṇumo dūrāt saṃpaśyāmastathāntikāt

Translation

Bấy giờ chư Thiên ca ngợi các đức hạnh của bậc Đại Nhân đáng tôn kính ấy và nói: “Như chúng ta từng nghe về Ngài từ phương xa, nay chúng ta được thấy Ngài trực diện, ở ngay gần.”

Word by Word

• गुणान् (guṇān): virtues, divine qualities

• देवाः (devāḥ): the gods

• वृद्धस्य (vṛdhasya): of the venerable/ancient one

• अथ (atha): then

• कीर्तयन्तः (kīrtayantaḥ): praising, glorifying

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ): of the great-souled one (Mahātmā)

• यथा एव (yathā eva): just as

• शृणुमः (śṛṇumaḥ): we hear

• दूरात् (dūrāt): from afar

• संपश्यामः (saṃpaśyāmaḥ): we see, behold

• तथा (tathā): so, likewise

• अन्तिकात् (antikāt): from near, at close range

Speaker

Devas (within Suta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames kīrtana (praise) and śravaṇa (hearing) as preparatory limbs that culminate in sākṣāt-darśana—an experience central to Linga devotion, where the devotee moves from indirect knowledge to direct presence of Pati (Shiva).

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

Shiva is presented as the venerable Mahātmā whose guṇas are celebrated yet who also becomes directly knowable through grace—indicating Shiva-tattva as both transcendent (known ‘from afar’) and immanent (seen ‘near’).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Stuti-kīrtana and śravaṇa are highlighted as practical disciplines; in a Shaiva-Siddhanta lens, they help loosen pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul) and dispose the seeker toward Shiva’s anugraha (revealing grace).