Shloka 96

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

प्रणवेनाथ साम्ना तु नमस्कृत्य जगद्गुरुम् त्वां च मां चैव संक्रुद्धो निःश्वासान्निर्दहेदयम्

Transliteration

praṇavenātha sāmnā tu namaskṛtya jagadgurum tvāṃ ca māṃ caiva saṃkruddho niḥśvāsānnirdahedayam

Translation

Nachdem er mit dem Pranava (Om) und dem Atharva‑Sāman‑Hymnus dem Guru des Universums Ehrerbietung erwiesen hat, würde er—im Zorn—dich und mich durch das Feuer seines eigenen Atems verbrennen.

Word by Word

• प्रणवेन (praṇavena): by the Pranava (Oṁ)

• अथ (atha): then/indeed

• साम्ना (sāmnā): by a Sāman chant (Sāma-vedic hymn)

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya): having bowed/saluted

• जगद्गुरुम् (jagadgurum): the teacher of the worlds (Shiva as Pati)

• त्वाम् (tvām): you

• च (ca): and

• माम् (mām): me

• च एव (caiva): and also

• संक्रुद्धः (saṃkruddhaḥ): intensely enraged

• निःश्वासात् (niḥśvāsāt): from (his) breath

• निर्दहेत् (nirdah-et): would burn up/consume

• इदम् (idam): this (all/this situation).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (framing narration, conveying an internal warning within the episode)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Jagadguru, Pati)
• Pranava (Oṁ)
• Sāman (Vedic chant)

FAQs

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

It links Shiva-worship to Vedic authority: salutation with Oṁ (Pranava) and Sāman hymns is presented as the proper approach to the Jagadguru, emphasizing mantra-based reverence as foundational to Linga-upāsanā.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati, the cosmic Guru whose power is effortless—his mere breath can incinerate. This conveys his absolute sovereignty over creation and dissolution, beyond the limited agency of pashu (bound souls).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Japa and pranava-centered invocation (Oṁ) along with Vedic sāman-chanting—an outer ritual expression that aligns the practitioner toward Pashupata surrender, where devotion to Pati loosens pasha (bondage).