Shloka 126

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

अग्निवर्णाय रौद्राय अंबिकार्धशरीरिणे धवलश्यामरक्तानां मुक्तिदायामराय च

Transliteration

agnivarṇāya raudrāya aṃbikārdhaśarīriṇe dhavalaśyāmaraktānāṃ muktidāyāmarāya ca

Translation

السلامُ والتسليمُ لرودرا ذي لونِ النار؛ وللربِّ الشديدِ الذي نصفُ جسده أمبيكا (شاكتي)؛ وللخالِدِ الذي يمنحُ الموكشا للكائناتِ ذاتِ الطبائعِ البيضاءِ والسوداءِ والحمراء.

Word by Word

• अग्निवर्णाय: to the fire-colored One

• रौद्राय: to Rudra, the fierce Lord

• अंबिकार्धशरीरिणे: to Him whose body is half Ambikā (the Goddess)

• धवलश्यामरक्तानाम्: of the white, dark, and red (types/temperaments of beings/guṇic dispositions)

• मुक्तिदाय: giver of liberation

• अमराय: to the Immortal (deathless Lord)

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a traditional Shiva-stuti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Ambika (Parvati/Shakti)

FAQs

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

It functions as a stuti-name praising the Linga’s Lord as Pati (the liberating Master), emphasizing that sincere praise and devotion to Shiva in Linga-puja leads the bound pashu toward mukti.

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

Shiva is portrayed as Rudra (transformative, fiery consciousness) and as inseparable from Śakti (Ambikā), indicating the non-dual Shiva–Shakti unity through which bondage (pāśa) is dissolved and liberation is bestowed.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights stotra-japa (recitation of divine names) as a devotional limb allied to Pāśupata orientation—centering the mind on Pati beyond guṇic differences (white/dark/red) to attain freedom from pāśa.