Shloka 20

श्वेतमुनिना कालस्य निग्रहः (मृत्युञ्जय-भक्ति-प्रसादः)

Devanagari script

त्वरन् विनिर्गतः परः शिवः स्वयं त्रिलोचनः त्रियंबको ऽम्बया समं सनन्दिना गणेश्वरैः

Transliteration

tvaran vinirgataḥ paraḥ śivaḥ svayaṃ trilocanaḥ triyaṃbako 'mbayā samaṃ sanandinā gaṇeśvaraiḥ

Translation

Dann trat der höchste Herr Śiva selbst hervor—der Dreiaugige, Tryambaka—eilends, zusammen mit Ambā (der Mutter), begleitet von Nandin und den Herren seiner Gaṇas.

Word by Word

• त्वरन्: swiftly

• विनिर्गतः: came forth/emerged

• परः: supreme/transcendent

• शिवः: Śiva (Pati, the Lord)

• स्वयं: himself

• त्रिलोचनः: the Three-eyed One

• त्र्यम्बकः: Tryambaka (Lord of the three eyes/threefold powers)

• अम्बया समं: together with Ambā (the Divine Mother)

• सनन्दिना: with Nandin

• गणेश्वरैः: with the gaṇa-lords (chiefs of Śiva’s attendants)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ambā
• Nandin
• Ganas
• Gaṇeśvaras
• Tryambaka
• Trilocana

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva’s direct, sovereign manifestation (āvirbhāva) with his full retinue—Śakti, Nandin, and the gaṇas—signaling that Linga-worship is not mere symbolism but communion with Pati as the living, present Lord.

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

Śiva is named “paraḥ” (transcendent) and “svayam” (self-revealed), indicating Shiva-tattva as the independent Pati who is beyond bondage (pāśa) and who can manifest by his own will for the uplift of paśus (souls).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to upāsanā centered on Śiva with Śakti and the gaṇa-parivāra—suggesting parivāra-pūjā and Pāśupata-bhāva (devotional alignment with Pati) as preparatory to deeper yoga and liberation from pāśa.