Shloka 59

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

Devanagari script

वामे पाशं भवान्याश् च कमलं हेमभूषितम् विष्णोश् च शङ्खं चक्रं च गदामब्जं प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

vāme pāśaṃ bhavānyāś ca kamalaṃ hemabhūṣitam viṣṇoś ca śaṅkhaṃ cakraṃ ca gadāmabjaṃ prayatnataḥ

Translation

وعلى اليسار يُوضَع بعناية حبلُ بهفاني (الباشا) ولوتسُها المزيَّن بالذهب؛ وكذلك تُرتَّب بإتقان رموزُ فيشنو: الصدفة (الشَنْخا)، والقرص (التشاكرا)، والهراوة (الغَدَا)، واللوتس، مع بذل الجهد اللائق.

Word by Word

• vāme: on the left side

• pāśam: noose (bond/rope, emblem of restraint)

• bhavānyāḥ: of Bhavānī (Pārvatī)

• ca: and

• kamalam: lotus

• hema-bhūṣitam: adorned/ornamented with gold

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu

• ca: and

• śaṅkham: conch

• cakram: discus

• ca: and

• gadām: mace

• abjam: lotus

• prayatnataḥ: carefully, with effort/attention

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic iconographic/ritual details to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It gives a practical ritual-iconographic instruction: while honoring the Linga and its divine sphere, the worshipper arranges the emblems of Śakti (Bhavānī) and Viṣṇu with care, expressing completeness of worship and cosmic order under Śiva’s supremacy.

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

By including Bhavānī’s pāśa and lotus alongside Viṣṇu’s conch, discus, mace, and lotus, the verse reflects Śiva-tattva as the integrating Pati-principle—within whom Śakti and other deities’ functions are harmonized for governance and liberation of the paśu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights puja-vidhi through precise placement (nyāsa-like attentiveness) of āyudhas and symbols; philosophically, the pāśa emblem points to bondage that is restrained and ultimately severed through Pāśupata-oriented devotion to Pati (Śiva).