Shloka 28

Indra’s Account: Shilada’s Tapas and Shiva’s Manifestation as Nandi

Devanagari script

अयोनिज नमस्तुभ्यं जगद्योने पितामह पिता पुत्र महेशान जगतां च जगद्गुरो

Transliteration

ayonija namastubhyaṃ jagadyone pitāmaha pitā putra maheśāna jagatāṃ ca jagadguro

Translation

不生なる御方（アヨーニジャ）に敬礼す。宇宙の胎にして根源よ。おおピターマハ、太初の祖よ、汝は父にして子。おおマヘーシャーナ、世界の師よ、汝は一切衆生のグルである。

Word by Word

• अयोनिज (ayonija): unborn, not born from a womb

• नमः (namaḥ): salutation

• तुभ्यम् (tubhyam): to You

• जगद्योने (jagadyone): O source/womb of the universe

• पितामह (pitāmaha): primordial grandsire, first ancestor

• पिता (pitā): father

• पुत्र (putra): son

• महेशान (maheśāna): Great Lord, sovereign

• जगताम् (jagatām): of the worlds/of beings

• च (ca): and

• जगद्गुरो (jagad-guro): O Guru of the world

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a traditional hymn of praise within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga as the sign of the Unborn Lord (ayonija) who is also the universe’s very source (jagadyoni), making Linga-puja a worship of the transcendent Pati who nevertheless becomes the ground of all manifestation.

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

Shiva is praised as beyond causation and birth (ayonija) yet immanent as the generative source (jagadyoni). Calling Him both “father and son” indicates His sovereignty over creation—He is the origin, sustainer, and the indwelling presence guiding beings as jagadguru.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports guru-bhāva and īśvara-praṇidhāna—meditative surrender to Shiva as jagadguru—often paired with Linga-abhiṣeka and mantra-japa to loosen pasha (bondage) and orient the pashu (soul) toward Pati.