Shloka 15

ऋषिकृत-रुद्रस्तुतिः तथा संहाराग्नि-प्रश्नः

Kāma–Krodha–Lobha and the Fire of Dissolution

Devanagari script

आज्ञापय वयं नाथ कर्तारो वचनं तव भूतकोटिसहस्रेषु रूपकोटिशतेषु च

Transliteration

ājñāpaya vayaṃ nātha kartāro vacanaṃ tava bhūtakoṭisahasreṣu rūpakoṭiśateṣu ca

Translation

Befiehl uns, o Herr; wir werden Dein Wort ausführen—unter Tausenden von Krore Wesen und auch in Hunderten von Krore Gestalten.

Word by Word

• आज्ञापय: command/ordain

• वयम्: we

• नाथ: O Lord/Protector

• कर्तारः: doers/agents (those who execute)

• वचनम्: word/command

• तव: of You/Your

• भूत: beings/creatures

• कोटि: crore (ten million)

• सहस्रेषु: in thousands/among thousands

• रूप: forms/manifestations

• कोटि: crores

• शतेषु: in hundreds/among hundreds

• च: and/also

Speaker

Devas (or Shiva’s attendant hosts) addressing Shiva within Suta’s narration

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose ājñā governs all manifestations; Linga worship is devotion to that one sovereign Reality present through countless forms and beings.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as the commanding, all-pervading authority: one Lord whose will operates across innumerable rūpas, while remaining the single Pati beyond the multiplicity of creation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is śaraṇāgati (surrender) to Shiva’s command—an inner discipline aligned with Pashupata orientation, where the pashu acts as an instrument of Pati’s will rather than ego-driven action.