Shloka 18

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

उवाच भगवानीशः प्रीतो ऽहं ते किमिच्छसि ततस्तु प्रणतो भूत्वा वाग्विशुद्धं महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

uvāca bhagavānīśaḥ prīto 'haṃ te kimicchasi tatastu praṇato bhūtvā vāgviśuddhaṃ maheśvaram

Translation

Der erhabene Herr Īśa sprach: „Ich bin dir wohlgesinnt. Was begehrst du?“ Da verneigte sich der Verehrer und trat zu Mahēśvara, dessen Wort vollkommen rein ist.

Word by Word

• उवाच: said

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• ईशः: Īśa (Śiva, the Sovereign)

• प्रीतः: pleased

• अहम्: I

• ते: with you/for you

• किम्: what

• इच्छसि: do you desire

• ततः तु: then indeed

• प्रणतः: bowed/prostrated

• भूत्वा: having become/having done

• वाक्-विशुद्धम्: whose speech is pure/unsullied (truthful, flawless)

• महेश्वरम्: Mahēśvara (the Great Lord, Śiva)

Speaker

Shiva (Bhagavān Īśa / Mahēśvara)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara
• Isha

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): sincere devotion and prostration draw the Pati’s direct response, after which the devotee may ask for a boon—an essential devotional dynamic behind Linga-upāsanā.

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

Śiva appears as Īśa/Mahēśvara, the sovereign Pati who is easily pleased by devotion and whose speech is perfectly pure—indicating faultless knowledge, truth, and compassionate lordship over the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Praṇati (bowing/prostration) and vāg-śuddhi (purity of speech) are implied as key disciplines—core to Shaiva sādhanā and supportive of Pāśupata-oriented surrender leading to grace.