Shloka 16

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

निर्ममे भगवांस्त्वष्टा प्रधानं दिव्यमायुधम् रुद्रप्रसादाच्च शुभं सुदर्शनमिति स्मृतम्

Transliteration

nirmame bhagavāṃstvaṣṭā pradhānaṃ divyamāyudham rudraprasādācca śubhaṃ sudarśanamiti smṛtam

Translation

Durch Rudras gnädige Gunst schuf der gesegnete Herr Tvaṣṭṛ eine erstrangige, göttliche Waffe, die in der Überlieferung als das glückverheißende Sudarśana erinnert wird.

Word by Word

• निर्ममे: fashioned, created

• भगवांस्त्वष्टा: the blessed (divine artisan) Tvaṣṭṛ

• प्रधानं: foremost, principal

• दिव्य: divine, celestial

• आयुधम्: weapon

• रुद्रप्रसादात्: by the grace/favor of Rudra

• च: and

• शुभम्: auspicious, beneficent

• सुदर्शनम्: Sudarśana (the ‘good/auspicious vision’, a divine discus/weapon)

• इति: thus

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/declared in tradition

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Tvashtri (Tvaṣṭṛ)
• Sudarshana (Sudarśana)

FAQs

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

It frames all protective power as arising from Rudra’s prasāda (anugraha). In Linga worship, protection and auspiciousness are not merely mechanical results of ritual; they manifest through the Pati (Shiva) who authorizes and sanctifies divine forces.

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

Shiva is implied as the supreme Pati whose grace empowers even the cosmic artisan (Tvaṣṭṛ). The weapon’s excellence is not only craftsmanship but Rudra’s sanction—showing Shiva as the ultimate source of śubha (auspicious order) and effective potency.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights reliance on Rudra-prasāda: in Shaiva sādhanā (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline), success is grounded in devotion, mantra-japa, and surrender that seek anugraha to cut pasha (bondage) and confer protective śakti.