Shloka 11

विष्णुचक्रलाभो नाम (अर्धनारीश्वर-तत्त्वं, सती-पार्वती-सम्भवः, दक्षयज्ञविनाशः)

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा संस्थितं देवम् अर्धनारीश्वरं प्रभुम् तुष्टाव वाग्भिर् इष्टाभिर् वरदं वारिजोद्भवः

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃsthitaṃ devam ardhanārīśvaraṃ prabhum tuṣṭāva vāgbhir iṣṭābhir varadaṃ vārijodbhavaḥ

Translation

Als er jenen Deva—den Herrn Ardhanārīśvara—aufrecht stehen sah, offenbart als höchster Gebieter, pries der lotusgeborene Brahmā den Gnadenspender mit geliebten und passenden Worten.

Word by Word

• तम् (tam): Him

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• संस्थितम् (saṃsthitam): standing, established, present

• देवम् (devam): the Deva, the shining Lord

• अर्धनारीश्वरम् (ardhanārīśvaram): Ardhanārīśvara (Shiva united with Shakti as half-female)

• प्रभुम् (prabhum): the Sovereign Lord, Master (Pati)

• तुष्टाव (tuṣṭāva): praised, eulogized

• वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ): with words, hymns

• इष्टाभिः (iṣṭābhiḥ): desired, dear, cherished (also: appropriate)

• वरदम् (varadam): the giver of boons

• वारिजोद्भवः (vārijodbhavaḥ): the lotus-born (Brahmā).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating); internal action: Brahma praises Shiva as Ardhanarishvara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ardhanarishvara
• Brahma
• Shakti
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It frames worship as darśana followed by stuti: once the devotee beholds Pati (Shiva) as the boon-giver, praise becomes the immediate act that invites anugraha (grace), the core aim of Linga-centered devotion.

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

Shiva is presented as Ardhanārīśvara—Pati inseparable from Shakti—indicating that lordship, power, and grace arise from their unity, not from a divided divine principle.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Stuti (hymnic praise) after direct contemplation/vision is implied—an inner-outer upāsanā where recognition of Pati precedes receiving varada (boons), aligning with Shaiva practice of bhakti-supported meditation.