Shloka 46

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

ततः सासूत तनयं दशमे मासि सुप्रभम् शक्तिपत्नी यथा शक्तिं शक्तिमन्तमरुन्धती

Transliteration

tataḥ sāsūta tanayaṃ daśame māsi suprabham śaktipatnī yathā śaktiṃ śaktimantamarundhatī

Translation

Daraufhin gebar Arundhatī im zehnten Monat einen strahlenden Sohn—wie die Gefährtin der Śakti die Kraft selbst hervorbringt, so brachte auch sie einen Machtbegabten zur Welt.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter

• sā: she

• asūta: gave birth

• tanayam: a son

• daśame: in the tenth

• māsi: month

• suprabham: very radiant, splendid

• śakti-patnī: the wife/consort of Śakti (i.e., the Shakti-bearing consort)

• yathā: just as

• śaktim: power, potency

• śaktimantam: possessed of power, empowered

• arundhatī: Arundhatī

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Arundhati
• Shakti
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames progeny and radiance as expressions of Śiva-Śakti potency: in Linga worship, the Linga signifies Pati (Śiva) whose śakti manifests as creative power and auspicious flourishing in dharmic life.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the supreme source of śakti: potency is not separate from the Lord, and empowered manifestation (śaktimān) arises when Śiva’s śakti becomes operative in creation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily highlights śakti-pravṛtti (the activation of divine potency) rather than a specific rite; in Shaiva practice this aligns with Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented discipline that seeks the awakening of śakti to loosen pāśa (bondage) in the paśu (soul).