Shloka 13

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

पितुरङ्के समासीनं माता मां सुरुचिर्मुने व्यधूनयत्स तं राजा पिता नोवाच किंचन

Transliteration

pituraṅke samāsīnaṃ mātā māṃ surucirmune vyadhūnayatsa taṃ rājā pitā novāca kiṃcana

Translation

圣者啊，当我坐在父王膝上时，母后苏鲁琪将我推开；而国王——我的父亲——对她竟一句话也未说。

Word by Word

• pituḥ: of (my) father

• aṅke: on the lap

• samāsīnam: seated

• mātā: mother

• mām: me

• suruciḥ: Suruci (name of the queen)

• mune: O sage

• vyadhūnayat: shook off/pushed away

• saḥ: he

• tam: to her/that act

• rājā: the king

• pitā: father

• na: not

• uvāca: said

• kiṁcana: anything at all

Speaker

Dhruva (within Suta’s narration to the sages)

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Suruci
• King Uttanapada

FAQs

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

It shows the worldly causes of duḥkha (humiliation, neglect) that awaken vairāgya in the pashu (individual soul), turning the mind toward refuge in Pati (Śiva) through worship and single-pointed devotion.

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

By contrast: the king’s silence reflects conditioned authority bound by pasha, while Śiva-tattva is the impartial Pati who grants protection and upliftment when the soul turns from worldly dependence to divine dependence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse sets the psychological ground for Pāśupata-style sādhanā—endurance, dispassion, and redirecting wounded ego into disciplined worship (pūjā), japa, and steadfast contemplation leading toward liberation from pasha.