Shloka 50

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

पुरान्धकाग्निदक्षाणां शक्रेभमृगरूपिणाम् मदनस्यादिदेवस्य ब्रह्मणश् चामरारिणाम्

Transliteration

purāndhakāgnidakṣāṇāṃ śakrebhamṛgarūpiṇām madanasyādidevasya brahmaṇaś cāmarāriṇām

Translation

في شأن بوراندهاكا، وأغني، وداكشا؛ وفي شأن شَكْرَة (إندرا)، والفيل، ومن اتخذوا هيئةَ الغزال؛ وفي شأن مَدَنَة، والإله الأوّل، وبَرَهْما—(إنه شِيفا) المتعالي على الآلهة، الـPati الأعلى الذي يُخضع كلَّ كبرياءٍ وكلَّ قيد.

Word by Word

• पुरान्धक (purāndhaka): Purāndhaka (a named being, often counted among foes subdued)

• अग्नि (agni): Fire-god Agni

• दक्ष (dakṣa): Dakṣa Prajāpati

• शक्र (śakra): Indra

• इभ (ibha): elephant (Airāvata / elephant-form)

• मृगरूपिणाम् (mṛgarūpiṇām): of those having deer-form / who took the form of a deer

• मदन (madana): Kāma, the god of desire

• आदिदेव (ādideva): the Primordial Deity

• ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (brahman/brahmā): Brahmā

• च (ca): and

• अमरारि (amarāri): enemy/overpowerer of the immortals (one who transcends and humbles the devas’ pride)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a stuti within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni
• Daksha
• Indra (Shakra)
• Madana (Kama)
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the supreme Pati who overrules even deities and cosmic powers; Linga-worship is thus directed to the transcendent Lord beyond all limited authorities.

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

By listing figures like Agni, Indra, Kama, and even Brahma in relation to Him, it implies Shiva-tattva as unsurpassed—able to subdue ego, desire, and divine pride, standing beyond the deva-order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is Pashupata discipline: mastery over kāma (Madana) and ahamkāra through Shiva-stuti and steadfast devotion to the Linga as the liberating Pati.