Shloka 10

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

त्वमेव भर्ता हर्ता च भोक्ता दाता जनार्दन हन्तुमर्हसि तस्मात्त्वं दानवान्दानवार्दन

Transliteration

tvameva bhartā hartā ca bhoktā dātā janārdana hantumarhasi tasmāttvaṃ dānavāndānavārdana

Translation

يا جاناردانا، أنت وحدك المُعيلُ والسالبُ والمُتنعِّمُ والمُعطي. فلذلك، يا ساحقَ الدانافا، إنك لَجديرٌ بقتلِ الدانافا—فافعل.

Word by Word

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• एव (eva): alone/indeed

• भर्ता (bhartā): sustainer

• हर्ता (hartā): withdrawer/destroyer

• च (ca): and

• भोक्ता (bhoktā): enjoyer/experiencer (lord of fruition)

• दाता (dātā): giver/bestower

• जनार्दन (janārdana): Janārdana (Vishnu, protector of beings)

• हन्तुम् (hantum): to slay

• अर्हसि (arhasi): you are worthy/fit

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• दानवान् (dānavān): the Dānavas/demons

• दानवार्दन (dānavārdana): slayer/crusher of the Dānavas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an embedded supplication addressed to Janardana/Vishnu)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Janardana)
• Danavas

FAQs

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

It affirms the one Lord’s sovereignty over sustaining, withdrawing, granting, and governing the fruits of karma—core to Linga worship where the devotee approaches Pati as the ultimate dispenser of grace and protection of dharma.

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

Though addressed to Janārdana, the verse mirrors Shiva-tattva in Shaiva Siddhanta: Pati alone presides over creation’s functions and over the bestowal of bhoga and moksha; this supports the Purana’s broader current of Hari-Hara non-duality within the supreme Lordhead.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and protective invocation—an inner limb of Pāśupata-aligned devotion where the pashu seeks Pati’s intervention to remove pasha-like hostile forces obstructing dharma and sādhana.