Shloka 47

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

कल्पयामास वै वक्त्रं लीलया च महान् भवः दक्षो ऽपि लब्धसंज्ञश् च समुत्थाय कृताञ्जलिः

Transliteration

kalpayāmāsa vai vaktraṃ līlayā ca mahān bhavaḥ dakṣo 'pi labdhasaṃjñaś ca samutthāya kṛtāñjaliḥ

Translation

Great Bhava (Śiva), in the free play of His līlā, fashioned a face for him. Daksha too, having regained consciousness, rose and stood with folded hands in añjali, in reverence.

Word by Word

• कल्पयामास: fashioned/created

• वै: indeed

• वक्त्रम्: face/mouth

• लीलया: by divine play, effortlessly

• च: and

• महान्: great

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva)

• दक्षः: Dakṣa

• अपि: also

• लब्ध-संज्ञः: having regained awareness/consciousness

• च: and

• समुत्थाय: rising up

• कृत-अञ्जलिः: with palms joined (in obeisance)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati who can restore and reconstitute the devotee (pashu) by grace; true worship is completed not by ritual pride but by surrender (añjali) to Mahādeva.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as sovereign and effortless: by līlā alone he manifests form and restores order, revealing his independent power (svātantrya) and compassionate anugraha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is śaraṇāgati expressed as kṛtāñjali (folded hands)—a devotional discipline that purifies the pashu and loosens pasha (bondage) through humility before Pati.