Shloka 5

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

त्वया सृष्टं जगत्सर्वं मातस्त्वं मा विनाशय त्वं हि संधारयेल्लोकान् इमान् सर्वान् स्वतेजसा

Transliteration

tvayā sṛṣṭaṃ jagatsarvaṃ mātastvaṃ mā vināśaya tvaṃ hi saṃdhārayellokān imān sarvān svatejasā

Translation

ഹേ മാതാവേ, നിനക്കാൽ തന്നെയാണ് ഈ സർവ്വജഗത്തും സൃഷ്ടിക്കപ്പെട്ടത്; എന്നെ നശിപ്പിക്കരുതേ. നീ നിന്റെ സ്വതേജസ്സാൽ ഈ എല്ലാ ലോകങ്ങളെയും ധരിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you

• sṛṣṭam: created/emitted

• jagat-sarvam: the whole moving universe

• mātaḥ: O Mother

• tvam: you

• mā: do not

• vināśaya: destroy (bring to ruin)

• tvam hi: you indeed

• saṃdhārayet: would uphold/sustain

• lokān: the worlds

• imān: these

• sarvān: all

• sva-tejasā: by one’s own tejas (self-born power/splendor)

Speaker

A Deva (supplicant) addressing Devī/Śakti within Sūta’s narration

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Śakti as the creative and sustaining power inseparable from Pati (Śiva), supporting the Shaiva view that Linga-worship honors the Supreme together with His inherent Śakti that upholds the worlds.

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

By implying that the cosmos is sustained through sva-tejas, it points to the Lord’s sovereign, self-sufficient power—Shiva-tattva as Pati whose manifestation operates through Śakti, while the pashu seeks protection from dissolution.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A devotional stuti (praise-prayer) seeking protection (rakṣā) and stability of the lokas—an inner posture aligned with Pāśupata discipline: surrender of the pashu to the sustaining power of Pati-Śakti.