Shloka 79

सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

संक्षेपाद्विस्तराच्चैव यथावृत्तं यथाश्रुतम् कथितं मुनिशार्दूला देवदेवस्य धीमतः

Transliteration

saṃkṣepādvistarāccaiva yathāvṛttaṃ yathāśrutam kathitaṃ muniśārdūlā devadevasya dhīmataḥ

Translation

噫，诸牟尼中如虎之贤者！我已依其所行、依其所闻，或略或详，宣说了那具大慧的天中天——主中之主湿婆（Śiva）之事迹。

Word by Word

• saṃkṣepāt: in brief

• vistarāt: in detail

• ca eva: and indeed

• yathā-vṛttam: as it happened/according to the event

• yathā-śrutam: as it was heard/according to the received tradition

• kathitam: has been narrated

• muni-śārdūlāḥ: O best of sages (tiger among sages)

• deva-devasya: of the Lord of the gods (Śiva)

• dhīmataḥ: of the wise, discerning one

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes the narration as an authoritative transmission (yathāśrutam) of Deva-deva Śiva’s account, grounding later teachings on liṅga and pūjā in a faithfully preserved tradition.

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

By calling Śiva “Deva-deva” and “dhīmat,” it points to Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord and conscious principle who illumines and governs the devas, distinct from bound pashus under pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; it functions as an upasaṃhāra (concluding assurance) that the preceding Shaiva doctrine—often including liṅga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented liberation themes—has been conveyed accurately.