Shloka 4

ग्रहाद्यधिपत्याभिषेकः

Cosmic Consecrations of Lords of Planets and Domains

Devanagari script

प्रजापतीनां दक्षं च मरुतां शक्रमेव च दैत्यानां दानवानां च प्रह्लादं दैत्यपुङ्गवम्

Transliteration

prajāpatīnāṃ dakṣaṃ ca marutāṃ śakrameva ca daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca prahlādaṃ daityapuṅgavam

Translation

Unter den Prajāpatis (rufe ich) Dakṣa an; unter den Maruts Indra; und unter den Daityas und Dānavas Prahlāda — den Vornehmsten der Daityas.

Word by Word

• prajāpatīnām: of the Prajāpatis (progenitor-lords)

• dakṣam: Dakṣa

• ca: and

• marutām: of the Maruts (storm-gods)

• śakram: Śakra (Indra)

• eva: indeed/just

• ca: and

• daityānām: of the Daityas

• dānavānām: of the Dānavas

• ca: and

• prahlādam: Prahlāda

• daitya-puṅgavam: the best/bull among the Daityas (foremost Daitya)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Indra (Shakra)
• Maruts
• Prahlada
• Daityas
• Danavas

FAQs

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

It functions like an invocation of representative leaders of cosmic groups, implying that every order—Prajāpatis, Maruts, and even Daityas—becomes properly oriented before approaching the Supreme Pati, Śiva, in Linga-pūjā.

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

By listing the best among different classes, the verse hints that all relative authorities are subordinate to the one transcendent Lord (Pati). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, these are pashu-like powers within māyā, ultimately harmonized under Śiva’s sovereignty.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A preparatory stuti/saṅkalpa pattern: recognizing and invoking cosmic adhikārins before worship. Yogically, it reflects disciplining the pashu (individual) to acknowledge higher orders and finally surrender to Pati through focused remembrance.