Shloka 23

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 74 — ब्रह्मप्रोक्तलिङ्गार्चनविधिः

Materials, Classes, and Fruits of Linga-Worship

Devanagari script

सिद्धविद्याधराहीन्द्रैर् यक्षदानवकिन्नरैः स्तूयमानः सुपुण्यात्मा देवदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनैः

Transliteration

siddhavidyādharāhīndrair yakṣadānavakinnaraiḥ stūyamānaḥ supuṇyātmā devadundubhiniḥsvanaiḥ

Translation

他为诸悉地者与持明者中最胜者所赞颂，又为夜叉、檀那婆与紧那罗所称扬；那位具无上福德者，在天鼓（杜恩杜毗）轰然回响之中受人礼赞。

Word by Word

• सिद्ध (siddha): perfected being

• विद्याधर (vidyādhara): celestial bearer of mantra-knowledge

• अहीन्द्र (ahīndra): lord among (chief)

• यक्ष (yakṣa): nature-spirit/guardian being

• दानव (dānava): titan/asura lineage

• किन्नर (kinnara): celestial musician being

• स्तूयमान (stūyamāna): being praised

• सु-पुण्य-आत्मा (su-puṇyātmā): one whose very self is richly endowed with merit/auspiciousness

• देव (deva): god/divine being

• दुन्दुभि (dundubhi): kettle-drum

• निःस्वन (niḥsvana): reverberating sound/resonance

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Vidyadharas
• Yakshas
• Danavas
• Kinnaras
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames the atmosphere of Linga-centered sacred narrative: all classes of beings join in stuti (praise), indicating that devotion to Pati (Shiva) is universally auspicious and supported by cosmic signs like the devadundubhi.

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

By showing even siddhas and celestial hosts praising, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as the supreme locus of auspiciousness (puṇya) and the natural object of adoration for all pashus across realms, pointing to Pati as universally acknowledged.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Stuti as a limb of devotion: recitation and praise function as a purifying practice that loosens pāśa (bondage) by turning the pashu’s attention toward Pati—an inner discipline aligned with Shaiva/Pāśupata devotional orientation.