Shloka 42

Upamanyu’s Tapas, Shiva’s Indra-Form Test, and the Bestowal of Kshiroda and Gaṇapatya

Devanagari script

यो वाचोत्पाटयेज्जिह्वां शिवनिन्दारतस्य तु त्रिः सप्तकुलमुद्धृत्य शिवलोकं स गच्छति

Transliteration

yo vācotpāṭayejjihvāṃ śivanindāratasya tu triḥ saptakulamuddhṛtya śivalokaṃ sa gacchati

Translation

若有人能行雷霆手段，拔去那沉溺于亵渎湿婆之人的舌头，此人不仅能超度其宗族三七二十一代，更能往生至湿婆的世界。

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• vācā: by speech/through utterance

• utpāṭayet: would tear out/remove

• jihvām: the tongue

• śiva-nindā-rata-sya: of one engaged in reviling Śiva

• tu: indeed

• triḥ: three times

• sapta-kulam: seven generations/lineages

• uddhṛtya: having lifted up/delivered

• śiva-lokam: Śiva’s abode

• saḥ: he

• gacchati: goes/attains

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames protection of Śiva’s sanctity—especially in sacred space and ritual culture—as a powerful merit (puṇya), emphasizing that devotion to the Liṅga includes guarding dharma of speech and reverence toward Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the supreme Lord whose loka is the fruit of unwavering allegiance; opposition through nindā is treated as a grave spiritual fault that intensifies pāśa (bondage) for the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A strong form of vāk-saṃyama (discipline of speech) and dharmic protection of sacred discourse is highlighted; in practice, it points to restraining blasphemy and maintaining purity of mantra, stotra, and Liṅga-pūjā environments.