Shloka 32

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

तवात्मजं शक्तिसुतं च दृष्ट्वा चास्वाद्य वक्त्रामृतम् आर्यसूनोः त्रातुं यतो देहमिमं मुनीन्द्रः सुनिश्चितः पाहि ततः शरीरम्

Transliteration

tavātmajaṃ śaktisutaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā cāsvādya vaktrāmṛtam āryasūnoḥ trātuṃ yato dehamimaṃ munīndraḥ suniścitaḥ pāhi tataḥ śarīram

Translation

ನಿನ್ನ ಪುತ್ರನನ್ನೂ ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಪುತ್ರನನ್ನೂ ನೋಡಿ, ಆರ್ಯಸೂನೋಃ ವಕ್ತ್ರಾಮೃತವನ್ನು ಆಸ್ವಾದಿಸಿ, ಈ ಮುನೀಂದ್ರನು ಈ ದೇಹವನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸಲು ದೃಢನಿಶ್ಚಯದಿಂದ ಹೊರಡುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಈ ಶರೀರವನ್ನು ಆ ಅಪಾಯದಿಂದ ಕಾಪಾಡು।

Word by Word

• tava-ātmajam: your son

• śakti-sutam: the son of Śakti

• ca: and

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen

• ca: and

• āsvādya: having tasted/partaken

• vaktra-amṛtam: nectar from the mouth (nectar-like speech)

• ārya-sūnoḥ: of the noble one’s son

• trātum: to protect/save

• yataḥ: since/for which reason

• deham imam: this body

• muni-indraḥ: the best of sages

• suniścitaḥ: firmly resolved

• pāhi: protect (imperative)

• tataḥ: from that/therefore

• śarīram: the body

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrative voice; verse framed as a supplicatory address within the story)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a rakṣā-prārthanā (prayer for protection): in Linga-centered devotion, the Pashu (embodied soul) seeks the Pati (Śiva) to guard the śarīra and sustain dharma so that worship, japa, and inner realization can continue.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the supreme protector and governor of outcomes—whose grace preserves the devotee’s embodied condition when it serves liberation; protection is not merely physical but supports the soul’s movement from bondage (pāśa) toward freedom.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights protective supplication (rakṣā) and dependence on Śiva’s anugraha (grace), a key Pāśupata orientation: the yogin preserves the body as a sādhana-instrument while remaining surrendered to Pati for safe passage through obstacles.