Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

वचनाद्वो महाभागाः प्रणम्योमां तथा भवम् सा भगाख्या जगद्धात्री लिङ्गमूर्तेस्त्रिवेदिका

Transliteration

vacanādvo mahābhāgāḥ praṇamyomāṃ tathā bhavam sā bhagākhyā jagaddhātrī liṅgamūrtestrivedikā

Translation

At my bidding, O greatly fortunate ones, bow in reverence to Umā and likewise to Bhava (Śiva). She—renowned as Bhagā—is the sustainer of the worlds and the trivedikā, the threefold Vedic altar of the Liṅga-form.

Word by Word

• वचनात्: by (my) instruction/command

• वः: for you/unto you

• महाभागाः: O greatly fortunate ones

• प्रणम्य: having bowed/saluted

• उमाम्: to Umā (Pārvatī)

• तथा: and likewise

• भवम्: to Bhava (Śiva)

• सा: she

• भगाख्या: named/known as Bhagā

• जगद्धात्री: bearer/sustainer of the world

• लिङ्गमूर्तेः: of the Linga-form (of Śiva)

• त्रिवेदिका: the threefold Vedic altar/platform (symbolic support of Vedic rites).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages, with an instructive exhortation typical of the frame narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Bhava)
• Parvati (Uma)
• Linga

FAQs

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

It instructs devotees to honor Umā and Bhava together and frames the Linga as rooted in Vedic sanctity—symbolized by the “trivedikā,” the threefold altar—affirming Linga-pūjā as both devotional and Veda-aligned.

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

Śiva is invoked as Bhava, the Pati (Lord) whose Linga-form is the focal support of sacred order; the verse also implies Śiva-tattva is inseparable from Śakti (Umā), through whom cosmic sustenance operates.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The immediate practice is namaskāra (reverential bowing) to Umā–Bhava before Linga-oriented rites, emphasizing Śiva-Śakti unity as the proper inner posture for pūjā and for loosening pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).