Shloka 96

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

अरुन्धतीं महाभागां कल्याणीं देवतोपमाम् मातरं पितरं चोभौ नमस्कुरु महामते

Transliteration

arundhatīṃ mahābhāgāṃ kalyāṇīṃ devatopamām mātaraṃ pitaraṃ cobhau namaskuru mahāmate

Translation

噢，大慧者，当向大福德的阿伦达蒂（Arundhatī）顶礼——吉祥而如天女一般；并且也当向你的母亲与父亲二者一同致敬礼拜。

Word by Word

• अरुन्धतीम्: Arundhatī

• महाभागाम्: greatly fortunate, most blessed

• कल्याणीम्: auspicious, beneficent

• देवतोपमाम्: comparable to a deity, godlike

• मातरम्: mother

• पितरम्: father

• चोभौ: and both (together)

• नमस्कुरु: do obeisance, bow

• महामते: O great-minded/wise one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; internal instruction framed as dharmic counsel)

Characters & Entities

• Arundhati

FAQs

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

It establishes that Shiva-puja is grounded in dharma: humility and reverence to the virtuous (like Arundhatī) and to one’s parents purify the pashu (individual soul) and make worship fit to bear fruit.

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

Indirectly: Shiva as Pati is approached through inner purification. By bowing down and reducing ahamkāra (ego), the pashu becomes receptive to Shiva’s grace that cuts pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Namaskāra (obeisance) and vandanā (reverential honoring) as a preparatory discipline—an ethical-yogic foundation that supports effective mantra, puja, and Pāśupata-oriented self-restraint.