Shloka 32

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

सर्वे सहस्रहस्ताश् च जटामुकुटधारिणः चन्द्ररेखावतंसाश् च नीलकण्ठास् त्रिलोचनाः

Transliteration

sarve sahasrahastāś ca jaṭāmukuṭadhāriṇaḥ candrarekhāvataṃsāś ca nīlakaṇṭhās trilocanāḥ

Translation

Alle waren tausendarmig; sie trugen Kronen aus verfilzten Haarlocken (jaṭā), waren mit dem Zeichen der Mondsichel geschmückt und erschienen als Blaukehlige, Dreiäugige — die Merkmale des höchsten Pati, Śiva, offenbarend.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all

• सहस्रहस्ताः: thousand-handed, many-armed

• च: and

• जटामुकुटधारिणः: wearers of a crown/diadem of matted hair

• चन्द्ररेखावतंसाः: adorned with the crescent-moon mark/ornament

• च: and

• नीलकण्ठाः: blue-throated (bearing the sign of the poison held for the world)

• त्रिलोचनाः: three-eyed (possessing the eye of jñāna that burns bondage)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents the recognizable lakṣaṇas (marks) of Śiva—jaṭā, candra, nīlakaṇṭha, and trilocana—through which devotees contemplate the Linga as Pati, the supreme Lord whose presence permeates all his manifestations.

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

By attributing the crescent, blue throat, and third eye, the verse points to Śiva as Pati: the cosmic protector who contains विष (poison) for the worlds, and the omniscient consciousness whose jñāna burns pasha (bondage) and illumines the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It supports dhyāna (iconic meditation) used in Śiva-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented contemplation—fixing the mind on Śiva’s attributes (trilocana, nīlakaṇṭha, candra) as aids for inner purification and release from pasha.