Shloka 122

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

विष्णुमायानिरसनं देवतापरमार्थदम् वाञ्छासिद्धिप्रदं चैव ऋद्धिप्रज्ञादिसाधनम्

Transliteration

viṣṇumāyānirasanaṃ devatāparamārthadam vāñchāsiddhipradaṃ caiva ṛddhiprajñādisādhanam

Translation

Es vertreibt die trügerische Māyā (māyā), die mit Viṣṇus kosmischer Macht verbunden ist, offenbart den höchsten Sinn des Göttlichen, gewährt die Erfüllung der Wünsche und wird zum Mittel für Wohlstand, höhere Einsicht und verwandte Errungenschaften.

Word by Word

• विष्णु-माया: Viṣṇu’s māyā (cosmic deluding power)

• निरसनम्: removal, dispelling

• देवता: the Divine/Deity

• परम-अर्थ-दम्: bestowing the highest meaning/ultimate purport

• वाञ्छा: wished-for desire

• सिद्धि-प्रदम्: giver of accomplishment/success

• च एव: and indeed

• ऋद्धि: prosperity, abundance

• प्रज्ञा: higher intelligence, spiritual discernment

• आदि: and others

• साधनम्: means, instrument of attainment

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the phala (fruit) of praising and worshipping the Deity—Linga-centered devotion becomes an efficacious sādhana that removes delusion (māyā) and yields both worldly fulfilment and higher spiritual insight.

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

By emphasizing the bestowal of “paramārtha” (ultimate purport), the verse points to Shiva as Pati—the revealer of liberating knowledge that cuts pasha (bondage) and turns the pashu (bound soul) toward discernment (prajñā).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A results-oriented sādhana is implied: stuti/japa and devotional worship (often Linga-pūjā) that functions like Pāśupata discipline—purifying cognition, weakening māyā, and supporting siddhi, ṛddhi, and prajñā.