Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

श्रद्धा ह्यस्य शुभा पत्नी ततः पुंसः पुरातनी सैवाज्ञया विभोर्देवी दक्षपुत्री बभूव ह

Transliteration

śraddhā hyasya śubhā patnī tataḥ puṃsaḥ purātanī saivājñayā vibhordevī dakṣaputrī babhūva ha

Translation

Śraddhā war wahrlich seine glückverheißende und uralte Gemahlin. Auf Geheiß des allmächtigen Herrn (Pati) wurde die Göttin selbst zur Tochter Dakṣas.

Word by Word

• श्रद्धा (śraddhā): Faith, sacred confidence

• हि (hi): indeed

• अस्य (asya): of him

• शुभा (śubhā): auspicious

• पत्नी (patnī): consort, wife

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereupon

• पुंसः (puṃsaḥ): of the Person (the primordial being)

• पुरातनी (purātanī): ancient, primeval

• सा एव (sā eva): she herself

• आज्ञया (ājñayā): by the command

• विभोः (vibhoḥ): of the All-pervading Lord

• देवी (devī): the Goddess

• दक्षपुत्री (dakṣa-putrī): Dakṣa’s daughter

• बभूव (babhūva): became

• ह (ha): verily/indeed (emphatic particle)

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shraddha
• Devi
• Daksha
• Vibhu (the Lord, i.e., Shiva as Pati)

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva as Pati (the sovereign Lord) whose command governs manifestation; Linga worship honors this transcendent Vibhu along with Śakti’s immanent descent that sustains dharma and ritual order.

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

Śiva-tattva is indicated as Vibhu—all-pervading and authoritative—whose ājñā (command) directs even Devī’s embodiment, showing Pati’s supremacy over cosmic unfolding while remaining beyond limitation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily highlights tattva (principle) rather than a specific rite: the cultivation of śraddhā (faith) as the inner qualification for Śiva-pūjā and for Pāśupata-oriented discipline that loosens pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul).