Shloka 24

Adhyaya 87 — Saṃsāra-viṣa-kathana: Ājñā-śakti, Māyā-bandha, and Mokṣa by Prasāda

Devanagari script

इत्येवं खेचराः सिद्धा जजल्पुः प्रीतमानसाः यदावलोक्य तान् सर्वान् प्रसादादनयांबिका

Transliteration

ityevaṃ khecarāḥ siddhā jajalpuḥ prītamānasāḥ yadāvalokya tān sarvān prasādādanayāṃbikā

Translation

かくして、成就したケーチャラ（空行の者）たちは歓喜に満ちた心でこのように語った。アンビカーが彼らすべてを見渡すと、慈恩により祝福を授けた。

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• evam: in this manner

• khecarāḥ: sky-moving beings, aerial yogins

• siddhāḥ: perfected ones, accomplished adepts

• jajalpuḥ: spoke, uttered

• prīta-mānasāḥ: with delighted minds

• yadā: when

• āvalokya: having looked upon, beholding

• tān: them

• sarvān: all

• prasādāt: from grace, by favor

• anayā: by her, through this (goddess)

• ambikā: Ambikā (Pārvatī, Śakti)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Ambika (Parvati/Shakti)
• Siddhas
• Khecaras

FAQs

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

It highlights that spiritual fruition is not merely from effort or ritual skill, but from prasāda (divine grace). In Linga-centered Shaiva practice, devotion to Pati (Śiva) is inseparable from honoring Śakti (Ambikā), whose anugraha completes the worshipper’s attainment.

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

By showing Ambikā’s decisive role in granting favor, the verse implies the non-dual functioning of Śiva-tattva with Śakti: Pati’s liberating power operates through grace, which dissolves pasha (bondage) and uplifts the pashu (individual soul) toward siddhi and liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to siddhi arising from yogic perfection (khecara/siddha attainment) culminating in anugraha. In a Pāśupata-oriented reading, disciplined practice ripens the aspirant, but the final confirmation and empowerment come through the Goddess’s prasāda.