Shloka 40

क्षुपदधीचिसंवादः — शिलादतपः, वरसीमा, मेघवाहनकल्पे त्रिदेवसमागमः

Devanagari script

भवो ऽपि भगवान् देवम् अनुगृह्य पितामहम् जनार्दनं जगन्नाथस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत

Transliteration

bhavo 'pi bhagavān devam anugṛhya pitāmaham janārdanaṃ jagannāthas tatraivāntaradhīyata

Translation

即便婆婆主——世间之主薄伽梵——既已垂恩于天祖毗多摩诃（梵天）与阇那尔达那（毗湿奴），便当场隐没，收摄其显现之相。

Word by Word

• भवः (bhavaḥ): Bhava, Śiva

• अपि (api): indeed/also

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• देवम् (devam): the god (here, the divine one addressed—contextually Brahmā/Deva)

• अनुगृह्य (anugṛhya): having favored, having shown grace

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham): Pitāmaha, Grandfather (Brahmā)

• जनार्दनम् (janārdanam): Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

• जगन्नाथः (jagannāthaḥ): Lord of the world

• तत्रैव (tatraiva): right there

• अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata): vanished, became unmanifest/withdrew from sight

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva as Jagannātha who grants anugraha (grace) and then becomes antarhita (withdrawn), mirroring how the Liṅga signifies the Lord’s presence beyond visible form while remaining accessible to worship.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as sovereign Pati: He bestows grace even upon Brahmā and Viṣṇu and can conceal or reveal His form at will (tīrodhāna/anugraha), indicating transcendence over manifest appearance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is dhyāna on the Lord’s subtle presence: after receiving anugraha, the sādhaka turns inward in Pāśupata-oriented contemplation of the unmanifest Śiva indicated by the Liṅga.