Shloka 8

विनायकोत्पत्तिः / ताण्डव-प्रसङ्गः (दारुक-वधः, काली-उत्पत्तिः, क्षेत्रपालोत्पत्तिः)

Devanagari script

विज्ञप्तिं ब्रह्मणः श्रुत्वा भगवान् भगनेत्रहा देवीमुवाच देवेशो गिरिजां प्रहसन्निव

Transliteration

vijñaptiṃ brahmaṇaḥ śrutvā bhagavān bhaganetrahā devīmuvāca deveśo girijāṃ prahasanniva

Translation

Nachdem der erhabene Herr Brahmās Bitte vernommen hatte—Bhaganetraghna, der Zerstörer von Bhagas Auge, der Herr der Götter—sprach er zu der Göttin Girijā, als lächle er sanft.

Word by Word

• विज्ञप्तिम्: supplication, petition

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord (Pati, Shiva)

• भगनेत्रहा: slayer of (the) eye of Bhaga (an epithet of Shiva)

• देवीम्: to the Goddess (Pārvatī)

• उवाच: said, spoke

• देवेशः: Lord of the gods

• गिरिजाम्: Girijā, daughter of the mountain (Pārvatī)

• प्रहसन्निव: as if smiling, with a gentle laugh

Speaker

Suta (narrating), transitioning to Shiva addressing Parvati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Brahma
• Bhaga

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the responsive Pati (Lord) who hears Brahmā’s formal petition and then initiates instruction/action—an essential Purāṇic pattern behind why the Linga becomes established through divine consent and grace.

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

Shiva is presented as Bhagavān and Deveśa—sovereign over the devas—yet approachable, speaking to Shakti with a gentle smile, indicating compassionate mastery: the transcendent Pati who still turns toward the world to loosen pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the dhārmic protocol of vijñapti (formal supplication) to invoke grace—foundational to Shaiva pūjā and, in Pāśupata terms, the pashu’s surrender that precedes anugraha (liberating favor).