Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

भवतीं प्रार्थयाम्यद्य हिताय जगतां शुभे वधार्थं दारुकस्यास्य स्त्रीवध्यस्य वरानने

Transliteration

bhavatīṃ prārthayāmyadya hitāya jagatāṃ śubhe vadhārthaṃ dārukasyāsya strīvadhyasya varānane

Translation

O Glückverheißende, zum Wohle der Welten bitte ich dich heute—o Schönantlitzige—bewirke die Tötung dieses Dāruka, der dazu bestimmt ist, durch die Hand einer Frau zu fallen.

Word by Word

• भवतीम्: you (revered Lady)

• प्रार्थयामि: I request/I beseech

• अद्य: today/now

• हिताय: for the benefit

• जगताम्: of the worlds

• शुभे: O auspicious one

• वधार्थम्: for the purpose of slaying

• दारुकस्य: of Daruka

• अस्य: of this (one)

• स्त्रीवध्यस्य: of him who is to be slain by a woman/whose death is by a woman

• वरानने: O beautiful-faced one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal appeal to the Goddess/Shakti within the Daruka episode)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Goddess (Devi)

FAQs

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

It frames world-protection (loka-hita) as the purpose of divine intervention—Shiva’s grace operates through Shakti, reminding devotees that Linga worship seeks restoration of dharma and removal of pasha-like afflictions that harm the worlds.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati, the sovereign protector of beings, whose will is enacted through Shakti; the destruction of adharma (Daruka) is not mere violence but a compassionate act for universal welfare.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights prārthanā (devotional supplication) to Shakti for loka-kalyāṇa; in a Shaiva-Siddhanta lens, such prayer supports Pashupata-oriented discipline by aligning the pashu (soul) with Pati’s intent to cut bonds (pāśa) that manifest as oppression and disorder.