Shloka 27

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

सृष्ट्यन्तरे पुनः प्राप्ते मानवं पदमाप्नुयात् नग्नं चतुर्भुजं श्वेतं त्रिनेत्रं सर्पमेखलम्

Transliteration

sṛṣṭyantare punaḥ prāpte mānavaṃ padamāpnuyāt nagnaṃ caturbhujaṃ śvetaṃ trinetraṃ sarpamekhalam

Translation

ເມື່ອວົງຈອນການສ້າງໃໝ່ມາຮອດອີກຄັ້ງ, ວິນຍານທີ່ຍັງຖືກຜູກມັດຈະໄດ້ຮັບສະພາບເປັນມະນຸດ; ແລ້ວຈຶ່ງເຫັນພຣະອົງ—ເປືອຍກາຍ, ມີສີ່ແຂນ, ຂາວສະຫວ່າງ, ມີສາມຕາ, ແລະຄາດເອວດ້ວຍງູ—ພຣະປະຕິຜູ້ຄາຍປາຊະ ແລະນຳປາຊຸໄປສູ່ການຫຼຸດພົ້ນ।

Word by Word

• सृष्ट्यन्तरे: in another creation-cycle

• पुनः: again

• प्राप्ते: when it has arrived/occurred

• मानवं: human (state/condition)

• पदम्: status, station, state

• आप्नुयात्: would attain/obtains

• नग्नम्: unclad (beyond coverings)

• चतुर्भुजम्: four-armed

• श्वेतम्: white, luminous

• त्रिनेत्रम्: three-eyed

• सर्पमेखलम्: having a serpent-girdle (serpents as the belt).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames human birth as a renewed opportunity within cyclic creation to turn toward Shiva (Pati) and seek His darshana—an inner orientation that grounds Linga-puja as a means to loosen pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).

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

Shiva is marked by transcendence and sovereignty: ‘unclad’ indicates freedom from limiting coverings (upadhis), ‘three-eyed’ signifies omniscient awareness across time, and the serpent-girdle symbolizes mastery over fear, death, and vital energies—Pati who rules pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily highlights Shiva-darshana as the goal; it aligns with Pashupata orientation where disciplined remembrance, purity, and worship of the Linga culminate in recognizing Shiva as the liberating Lord across cycles of srishti.