Shloka 70

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

सा निशम्य वचनं तदा शुभं सस्मिता तनयमाह विस्मिता तथ्यम् एतदिति तं निरीक्ष्य सा पुत्र पुत्र भवमर्चयेति च

Transliteration

sā niśamya vacanaṃ tadā śubhaṃ sasmitā tanayamāha vismitā tathyam etaditi taṃ nirīkṣya sā putra putra bhavamarcayeti ca

Translation

她听闻那吉祥之言，含笑而惊喜，凝望其子说道：“此言确实无虚。孩子啊，我的孩子——当礼敬供奉婆婆（Bhava，即主湿婆）。”

Word by Word

• सा (sā): she

• निशम्य (niśamya): having heard

• वचनम् (vacanam): the statement/words

• तदा (tadā): then

• शुभम् (śubham): auspicious, благоприятное

• सस्मिता (sasmitā): smiling

• तनयम् (tanayam): to the son / her son

• आह (āha): said

• विस्मिता (vismitā): astonished, filled with wonder

• सत्यम् (tathyam/satyam): true, factual

• एतत् (etat): this

• इति (iti): thus

• तम् (tam): him

• निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya): having looked at, observing

• पुत्र (putra): son

• पुत्र (putra): son (repetition for affection/emphasis)

• भवम् (bhavam): Bhava, Śiva

• अर्चयेति (arcaya iti): “worship!” (imperative)

• च (ca): and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal dialogue: a mother instructing her son)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Bhava)

FAQs

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

The verse gives a direct injunction—“arcaya bhavam”—framing Shiva-archana (including Linga-puja) as the auspicious response to true spiritual insight, turning the devotee toward the supreme Pati.

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

By naming Shiva as “Bhava,” it points to him as the Lord of becoming and auspicious existence—the supreme Pati who is worthy of worship and capable of transforming the pashu from bondage (pāśa) toward freedom.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Shiva-arcana (worship/adoration) is highlighted—devotional practice that, in a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, supports purification of mala and loosening of pāśa, aligning the pashu with Pati through disciplined puja and remembrance.