Shloka 6

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ wअन्त्स् तो चोम्मित् सुइचिदे नष्टं कुलमिति श्रुत्वा मर्तुं चक्रे मतिं तदा स्मरन्पुत्रशतं चैव शक्तिज्येष्ठं च शक्तिमान्

Transliteration

Vasiṣṭha wants to commit suicide naṣṭaṃ kulamiti śrutvā martuṃ cakre matiṃ tadā smaranputraśataṃ caiva śaktijyeṣṭhaṃ ca śaktimān

Translation

听到“族脉已毁”的话语，婆悉吒当即起意舍身。忆及百子，尤念长子室迦底，强大的圣者为悲恸所淹没。

Word by Word

• Vasiṣṭhaḥ: the sage Vasiṣṭha

• naṣṭam: destroyed, ruined

• kulam: family line, lineage

• iti: thus

• śrutvā: having heard

• martum: to die

• cakre: made, formed

• matim: intention, resolve

• tadā: then

• smaran: remembering

• putraśatam: a hundred sons

• ca eva: and indeed

• śakti-jyeṣṭham: the eldest named Śakti

• ca: and

• śaktimān: powerful, possessed of strength

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya; contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Śakti

FAQs

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

It frames the paśu’s crisis—when worldly supports collapse, the seeker becomes fit for śaraṇāgati (surrender) to Pati, which culminates in true Liṅga-upāsanā as inner refuge in Śiva rather than mere external dependence.

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

By implication, it contrasts fragile kula and karma with the need for an unshakable ground—Śiva as Pati, the transcendent support beyond loss, who alone can sever pāśa (bondage) and grant steadiness to the afflicted paśu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse chiefly highlights vairāgya (dispassion) born of duḥkha; in a Pāśupata-Yoga reading, such detachment becomes the doorway to disciplined japa, dhyāna, and Liṅga-pūjā performed with inward surrender.