Shloka 51

Varaha-Pradurbhava Context: Prahlada’s Bhakti, Narasimha’s Ugra-Form, and Shiva’s Sharabha Intervention

Devanagari script

पुरुषार्थप्रदानाय पतये परमेष्ठिने ईशानाय नमस्तुभ्यम् ईश्वराय नमोनमः

Transliteration

puruṣārthapradānāya pataye parameṣṭhine īśānāya namastubhyam īśvarāya namonamaḥ

Translation

Verehrung Dir, Īśāna, der Du die vier Lebensziele (puruṣārtha) gewährst, der höchste Herr (Pati), der Erhabenste (Parameṣṭhin). Dir, dem souveränen Īśvara, verneige ich mich immer wieder.

Word by Word

• पुरुषार्थ-प्रदानाय: to the giver of the puruṣārthas (dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa)

• पतये: to the Lord/Master (Pati)

• परमेष्ठिने: to the Most Exalted, enthroned as supreme

• ईशानाय: to Īśāna (a form/name of Śiva, the ruling Lord)

• नमः: salutation

• तुभ्यम्: to You

• ईश्वराय: to the Supreme Ruler (Īśvara)

• नमो नमः: repeated obeisance, again and again

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stuti within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ishana
• Ishvara
• Pati
• Parameshthin

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as approaching Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who grants not only worldly aims (dharma-artha-kāma) but also mokṣa, making devotion to Īśāna a complete path of fulfillment.

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

Śiva is praised as Īśvara/Īśāna—the sovereign, supreme Parameṣṭhin—indicating the Shaiva Siddhānta view of Śiva as Pati: the transcendent ruler who can bestow grace and liberation upon the pashu (bound soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights stuti/namaskāra (reverential praise and repeated obeisance) as a core limb of Śiva-pūjā and a devotional support for Pāśupata-oriented discipline aimed at receiving the Lord’s anugraha (grace).