Shloka 48

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

सुदर्शनप्रदं देवं साक्षात्पूर्वोक्तलक्षणम् अर्चमानेन देवेन चार्चितं नेत्रपूजया

Transliteration

sudarśanapradaṃ devaṃ sākṣātpūrvoktalakṣaṇam arcamānena devena cārcitaṃ netrapūjayā

Translation

那位赐予吉祥正见（sudarśana）的天神，具足前文所说诸相而现前；由行供养之神以“眼供”（Netra-pūjā，开眼与礼敬神眼之仪）而恭敬奉祀。

Word by Word

• sudarśana-pradam: bestowing auspicious vision/true sight

• devam: the Deva (Lord)

• sākṣāt: directly, manifestly

• pūrvokta-lakṣaṇam: having the previously stated marks/characteristics

• arcamānena: by one who is performing arcana (ritual worship)

• devena: by the deity/divine worshipper

• ca: and

• arcitam: worshipped, honored

• netra-pūjayā: by Netra-pūjā, the ‘eye-rite’ (opening/consecrating the eyes in worship)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Netra-pūjā as a key consecratory act: worship is not merely external arcana, but a sanctifying ‘opening’ of divine vision so the devotee may receive Shiva’s sudarśana (auspicious, truth-revealing sight).

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

Shiva is presented as manifest (sākṣāt) and knowable through defined lakṣaṇas, yet his grace functions inwardly as sudarśana—right vision that turns the pashu toward Pati and weakens the pasha of ignorance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Netra-pūjā (the eye-consecration rite) is emphasized; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms it aligns outer pūjā with inner darśana—purifying perception so devotion and knowledge move toward liberation.