Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

स्वाहा स्वाहामतिर् बुद्धिर् ऋद्धिर् वृद्धिः सरस्वती राका कुहूः सिनीवाली देवी अनुमती तथा

Transliteration

svāhā svāhāmatir buddhir ṛddhir vṛddhiḥ sarasvatī rākā kuhūḥ sinīvālī devī anumatī tathā

Translation

Svāhā; der Entschluss, der „svāhā“ spricht; Einsicht und unterscheidender Geist; Gedeihen und Wachstum; Sarasvatī; Rākā und Kuhū; Sinīvālī; die Göttin; und auch Anumatī — all diese göttlichen Kräfte werden als Śakti Śivas angerufen, um dem paśu (der gebundenen Seele) durch Ritus und Erkenntnis den Weg zu Pati, dem Herrn, zu bereiten.

Word by Word

• स्वाहा (svāhā): the oblation-cry and offering-power in Vedic sacrifice

• स्वाहामतिः (svāhā-matiḥ): the intention/resolve oriented to the svāhā-offering

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ): discriminative intellect

• ऋद्धिः (ṛddhiḥ): prosperity, accomplishment

• वृद्धिः (vṛddhiḥ): growth, increase

• सरस्वती (sarasvatī): goddess of speech/knowledge

• राका (rākā): full-moon night/deity presiding fullness

• कुहूः (kuhūḥ): new-moon night/deity presiding concealment

• सिनीवाली (sinīvālī): lunar deity of fecundity/auspiciousness

• देवी (devī): the Goddess, Śakti

• अनुमती (anumatī): consent/assent, the deity of sanction/permission

• तथा (tathā): and also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the Sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devi (Shakti)
• Sarasvati
• Svaha
• Raka
• Kuhu
• Sinivali
• Anumati

FAQs

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

It lists Śakti-powers invoked during Śaiva rites—especially the sacrificial force of “svāhā,” prosperity (ṛddhi/vṛddhi), and knowledge (Sarasvatī)—showing that Linga-worship integrates Vedic offering, mantra-intent, and inner discernment.

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

By naming these goddesses and powers as invoked alongside worship, the verse implies Śiva as Pati whose Śakti manifests as ritual efficacy, knowledge, growth, and auspicious lunar timing—means by which the paśu is guided beyond pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it highlights the svāhā-offering principle and auspicious lunar deities used for timing and sanctifying worship; yogically, it points to buddhi (discriminative intellect) as a Śaiva inner instrument supporting Pāśupata-oriented purification.