Shloka 3

Mahādeva’s Boon: Unwavering Bhakti, Tri-functional Cosmos, and the Supratiṣṭhā of Liṅga-Arcā

Devanagari script

वामे पार्श्वे च मे विष्णुर् विश्वात्मा हृदयोद्भवः प्रीतो ऽहं युवयोः सम्यग् वरं दद्मि यथेप्सितम्

Transliteration

vāme pārśve ca me viṣṇur viśvātmā hṛdayodbhavaḥ prīto 'haṃ yuvayoḥ samyag varaṃ dadmi yathepsitam

Translation

「我が左にはヴィシュヌが住す—宇宙のアートマン、心より生じたる者。我は汝ら二柱にまことに満足し、望むままの恩寵を授けよう。」

Word by Word

• वामे: on the left

• पार्श्वे: side/flank

• च: and

• मे: of me/My

• विष्णुः: Vishnu

• विश्वात्मा: the Universal Self (indwelling spirit of all)

• हृदय-उद्भवः: born/arisen from the Heart (inner essence)

• प्रीतः: pleased

• अहम्: I

• युवयोः: of you two

• सम्यक्: completely/properly

• वरम्: boon

• दद्मि: I give

• यथा-ईप्सितम्: as desired/according to your wish

Speaker

Shiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as Pati (the gracious Lord) who responds to devotion with vara (boon), while affirming that Vishnu’s presence is not separate from Shiva’s inner reality—supporting non-sectarian Linga worship rooted in Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as the heart-source (hṛdayodbhava) of cosmic order, within whom the viśvātmā (universal indweller) is established; this points to Shiva as the supreme ground who contains and harmonizes all divine functions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is bhakti-yukta upāsanā (devotional worship) culminating in prasāda/vara; in Shaiva terms this aligns with Pāśupata orientation where the pashu approaches Pati for anugraha that loosens pāśa (bondage).