Shloka 20

Adhyaya 73 — त्रिपुरदाहे ब्रह्मस्तवः

Brahmā’s Hymn in the Context of Tripura’s Burning

Devanagari script

पशवो नैव जायन्ते वर्षमात्रेण देवताः अस्माभिः सर्वकार्याणां देवमभ्यर्च्य यत्नतः

Transliteration

paśavo naiva jāyante varṣamātreṇa devatāḥ asmābhiḥ sarvakāryāṇāṃ devamabhyarcya yatnataḥ

Translation

噫诸天，众生（pashu）并非仅因一年流逝便得显现。是故，为成就一切事业，我们当勤恳礼敬主宰（Pati），以祂为诸行之首要归依。

Word by Word

• पशवः (paśavaḥ): bound beings, souls under limitation

• नैव (naiva): not at all

• जायन्ते (jāyante): are born/come into manifestation

• वर्षमात्रेण (varṣa-mātreṇa): by a mere year/only through the lapse of a year

• देवताः (devatāḥ): O deities

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ): by us

• सर्वकार्याणाम् (sarva-kāryāṇām): of all works/undertakings

• देवम् (devam): the Lord, the Divine (here: Shiva as Pati)

• अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya): having worshipped with reverence

• यत्नतः (yatnataḥ): with effort, carefully/diligently

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating; internal exhortation among the Devas inferred)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva-abharchana (devam abhyarcya) as the indispensable prerequisite for the fruition of any karma—implying that Linga-puja aligns action with Pati, the Lord of all results.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the sovereign cause and regulator of manifestation—beyond mere time (a ‘year’) and beyond mechanical causality, making Him the decisive ground for creation and accomplishment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Focused worship (abhyarchana) performed with sustained effort (yatnataḥ), a core Pashupata orientation: directing all works to Pati to loosen pasha (bondage) upon the pashu (individual soul).