Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

विजित्य विष्णुं समरे प्रसादात् त्र्यंबकस्य च विष्णुना लोकपालांश् च शशाप च मुनीश्वरः

Transliteration

vijitya viṣṇuṃ samare prasādāt tryaṃbakasya ca viṣṇunā lokapālāṃś ca śaśāpa ca munīśvaraḥ

Translation

Nachdem jener große Weise Viṣṇu im Kampf durch die Gnade Tryambakas (Śivas) besiegt hatte—obwohl der Sieg sich vollzog, indem Viṣṇu zum Werkzeug von Śivas Gunst wurde—sprach er danach auch einen Fluch über die Lokapālas, die Weltenhüter, aus.

Word by Word

• विजित्य: having conquered

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu

• समरे: in battle

• प्रसादात्: by the grace (favor)

• त्र्यंबकस्य: of Tryambaka (three-eyed Śiva)

• च: and

• विष्णुना: by/through Viṣṇu (as agent/instrument)

• लोकपालान्: the Lokapālas (guardians of the worlds/directions)

• च: and

• शशाप: cursed

• च: and

• मुनीश्वरः: the lord among sages (great sage)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (outer narration, inferred from Purana frame)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Tryambaka)
• Vishnu
• Lokapalas

FAQs

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

It underscores that all victory and power ultimately arise from Śiva’s prasāda (anugraha). In Linga-centered devotion, the devotee seeks Pati’s grace as the true source behind every secondary agency.

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

Śiva appears as Tryambaka, the transcendent Pati whose grace empowers even great cosmic actors. The verse implies a Shaiva hierarchy of causation: the Lord’s will (prasāda) stands above individual prowess and worldly guardianship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata orientation: siddhi and success are not self-generated but depend on Pati’s anugraha. Practically, it points to grace-seeking disciplines—Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and vrata—rather than mere force or status.