Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

लिङ्गवेदिसमायोगाद् अर्धनारीश्वरोभवत् ब्रह्माणं विदधे देवम् अग्रे पुत्रं चतुर्मुखम्

Transliteration

liṅgavedisamāyogād ardhanārīśvarobhavat brahmāṇaṃ vidadhe devam agre putraṃ caturmukham

Translation

Aus der Verbindung von Liṅga und seinem Altar (vedī) wurde der Herr zu Ardhanārīśvara. Dann, gleich zu Beginn, brachte Er den Gott Brahmā hervor—Seinen Sohn, den Viergesichtigen.

Word by Word

• लिङ्ग (liṅga): the Śiva-Liṅga, the mark/sign of Pati (Lord)

• वेदि (vedi): altar, sacred base/ground of rite

• समायोगात् (samāyogāt): from the union/connection

• अर्धनारीश्वरः (ardhanārīśvaraḥ): the Lord who is half Woman (Śiva-Śakti non-duality)

• अभवत् (abhavat): became, manifested as

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam): Brahmā

• विदधे (vidadhe): fashioned, appointed, brought into being

• देवम् (devam): the deity

• अग्रे (agre): in the beginning, first

• पुत्रम् (putram): son, progeny

• चतुर्मुखम् (caturmukham): four-faced (Brahmā)

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Ardhanarishvara
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It links the Liṅga with the vedī (ritual base), indicating that Liṅga-pūjā is not merely symbolic but a cosmological principle: from the Liṅga-ground (support) arises ordered manifestation, including the creator-function represented by Brahmā.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as Pati—the supreme cause—who can manifest as Ardhanārīśvara, revealing Śiva and Śakti as a single, non-dual reality from which creative powers proceed.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it highlights the inseparability of Liṅga and vedī in proper worship (foundation/support and presence). Yogically, it implies contemplation of Ardhanārīśvara—integrating Śiva-Śakti awareness as the ground for inner purification leading toward Pāśa-release.