Shloka 34

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

त्वय्येव जीवितं चास्य मुनेर् यत् सुव्रते मम जीवितं रक्ष देहस्य धात्री च कुरु यद्धितम्

Transliteration

tvayyeva jīvitaṃ cāsya muner yat suvrate mama jīvitaṃ rakṣa dehasya dhātrī ca kuru yaddhitam

Translation

噢，持善戒者，此牟尼之命唯系于你。请护我之命，作此身之扶持者，行那真正有益之事。

Word by Word

• त्वयि एव: in you alone

• जीवितम्: life-breath, life

• च: and

• अस्य: of this

• मुनेः: of the sage

• यत्: which

• सुव्रते: O one of excellent vow/virtuous one

• मम: my

• जीवितम्: life

• रक्ष: protect

• देहस्य: of the body

• धात्री: sustainer, nurse, supporter

• च: and

• कुरु: do

• यत्: what

• हितम्: beneficial, salutary, for the highest good

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal supplication within the story)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Muni (sage)

FAQs

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

It frames worship as śaraṇāgati (surrender): life and protection are sought from the Divine alone, aligning Linga-pūjā with dependence on Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate refuge.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the sole ground of prāṇa and well-being—Pati who sustains the embodied state and can direct the pashu toward hita (true good), i.e., purification and liberation from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is devotional surrender expressed as a protective prayer (rakṣā-prārthanā), a Pāśupata-aligned attitude where the aspirant entrusts life and welfare to the Lord’s grace.