Shloka 25

जम्बूद्वीपस्य नववर्षविभागः रुद्रस्य अष्टक्षेत्रसन्निधिः नाभि-ऋषभ-भरतकथा

Devanagari script

बभूव तस्मिंस्तद्राज्यं भरतः संन्यवेशयत् पुत्रसंक्रामितश्रीको वनं राजा विवेश सः

Transliteration

babhūva tasmiṃstadrājyaṃ bharataḥ saṃnyaveśayat putrasaṃkrāmitaśrīko vanaṃ rājā viveśa saḥ

Translation

随后，婆罗多如法安立其国。将王者的荣光与治国之重托付于其子后，国王自入林野，受持出离之行——舍弃世间王权，趋向至上之道；因为唯有主宰帕提（Śiva）才是众生之魂帕舒（个体灵魂）的真实归依。

Word by Word

• बभूव: became/occurred

• तस्मिन्: then/in that time

• तत्-राज्यम्: that kingdom

• भरतः: Bharata

• संन्यवेशयत्: established/settled/installed

• पुत्र-संक्रामित-श्रीकः: one whose royal fortune/majesty (śrī) was transferred to his son

• वनम्: to the forest

• राजा: the king

• विवेश: entered

• सः: he

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Bharata

FAQs

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

It frames true worship as inner offering: the king relinquishes śrī (worldly sovereignty) and turns toward forest-renunciation, echoing the Shaiva ideal that devotion to the Linga is strengthened by detachment and surrender to Pati (Śiva).

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

By contrasting transferred royal splendor with the forest path, it implies that all external power is impermanent, while Shiva-tattva as Pati is the stable refuge beyond changing fortune—guiding the paśu toward freedom from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights vairāgya and vānaprastha/saṁnyāsa-oriented discipline—an inner prerequisite aligned with Pāśupata-style practice where restraint and withdrawal from possession support Shiva-centered realization.