Shloka 41

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

शङ्खपाद् वैरजश्चैव मेघः सारस्वतस् तथा सुवाहनो मुनिश्रेष्ठो मेघवाहो महाद्युतिः

Transliteration

śaṅkhapād vairajaścaiva meghaḥ sārasvatas tathā suvāhano muniśreṣṭho meghavāho mahādyutiḥ

Translation

شَنْخَپادا، وَيرَجا، مِغَا، وسارَسْوَتَا؛ وكذلك سُوڤاهَنَا—أفْضَلُ المُنِيّين—مع مِغَاڤاهَا ذي البهاء العظيم: هؤلاء يُسَمَّون كائناتٍ جليلة ضمن الحاشية المباركة والنظام المقدّس المتصل بالسيّد (پَتي)، إذ إن حضورهم يعضد انكشاف العمل الكوني لشِڤا.

Word by Word

• शङ्खपाद (śaṅkhapād): Śaṅkhapāda (a proper name)

• वैरजः (vairajaḥ): Vairaja (a proper name)

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• मेघः (meghaḥ): Megha (a proper name

• सारस्वतः (sārasvataḥ): Sārasvata (connected with Sarasvatī

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• सुवाहनः (suvāhanaḥ): Suvāhana (‘having a good vehicle/auspicious conveyance’

• मुनिश्रेष्ठः (muniśreṣṭhaḥ): best among sages

• मेघवाहः (meghavāhaḥ): Meghavāha (‘cloud-borne/cloud-carrier’

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ): of great radiance/splendor

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shiva’s Ganas

FAQs

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

By listing revered names associated with Śiva’s sacred circle, the verse supports nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance through names), a common limb of Liṅga-upāsanā, where devotees invoke Śiva along with his protective and order-sustaining retinue.

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

Indirectly, it presents Śiva as Pati—the radiant sovereign whose śakti and governance are reflected through organized divine attendants and sage-like figures, indicating a cosmos structured around his lordship rather than random force.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is japa/recitation of associated names (nāma-japa) as an auxiliary practice to Liṅga-pūjā; it steadies the pashu (individual soul) toward the Pati by purifying pasha (bondage) through disciplined remembrance.