Shloka 6

Adhyaya 22 — शिवानुग्रहः, ब्रह्मतपः, एकादशरुद्राः तथा प्राणतत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

विभो रुद्र महामाय इच्छया वां कृतौ त्वया तयोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा अभिनन्द्याभिमान्य च

Transliteration

vibho rudra mahāmāya icchayā vāṃ kṛtau tvayā tayostadvacanaṃ śrutvā abhinandyābhimānya ca

Translation

“O all-pervading Rudra, O great Māyā! By Your own will You fashioned you both.” Hearing their words, He received them with approval and honoured them.

Word by Word

• विभो (vibho): O all-pervading Lord

• रुद्र (rudra): Rudra, Shiva

• महामाय (mahāmāya): Great Māyā, the divine power of concealment and projection

• इच्छया (icchayā): by will, by intention

• वाम् (vāṃ): you two (dual)

• कृतौ (kṛtau): made, fashioned, brought forth

• त्वया (tvayā): by You

• तयोः (tayoḥ): of those two

• तद्वचनम् (tadvacanam): their statement/words

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā): having heard

• अभिनन्द्य (abhinandya): approving, welcoming

• अभिमान्य (abhimānya): honouring, esteeming

• च (ca): and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal episode concerning Rudra’s will and the two deities)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Mahamaya (Shakti)
• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It establishes Rudra (Pati) as the sovereign source whose icchā-śakti operates through Mahāmāyā; Linga worship is thus directed to the transcendent Lord who empowers creation yet remains beyond it.

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

Shiva is addressed as Vibhu (all-pervading) and Rudra, indicating supreme lordship; He initiates manifestation by will, while Māyā functions as His dependent power, not an independent absolute.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies the Pāśupata insight that liberation begins with recognizing Pati as the controller of Māyā (pāśa); in practice this supports mantra-japa and dhyāna on Shiva as the inner ruler beyond the guṇas.