Shloka 6

विनायकोत्पत्तिः / ताण्डव-प्रसङ्गः (दारुक-वधः, काली-उत्पत्तिः, क्षेत्रपालोत्पत्तिः)

Devanagari script

सम्प्राप्य तुष्टुवुः सर्वे पितामहपुरोगमाः ब्रह्मा प्राप्य च देवेशं प्रणम्य बहुधा नतः

Transliteration

samprāpya tuṣṭuvuḥ sarve pitāmahapurogamāḥ brahmā prāpya ca deveśaṃ praṇamya bahudhā nataḥ

Translation

അവനെ പ്രാപിച്ച് പിതാമഹൻ (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) മുൻപന്തിയിൽ എല്ലാവരും ദേവേശനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു. ബ്രഹ്മാവ് ദേവേശന്റെ സമീപം ചെന്നു പലവട്ടം സാഷ്ടാംഗ പ്രണാമം ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• सम्प्राप्य: having reached/attained

• तुष्टुवुः: they praised (sang hymns)

• सर्वे: all

• पितामह-पुरोगमाः: with Pitāmaha (Brahmā) in the forefront/led by Brahmā

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā

• प्राप्य: having approached/after reaching

• च: and

• देवेशम्: the Lord of the gods (Śiva as Pati)

• प्रणम्य: having saluted/bowed

• बहुधा: many times/repeatedly

• नतः: bowed down/prostrated

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the scene; internal action of Brahma and the Devas)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse models the foundational posture of Linga-upāsanā: approaching the Pati (Śiva) with stuti (hymnic praise) and repeated praṇāma, establishing devotion and surrender as the entry to grace.

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

Śiva is addressed as Deveśa, the sovereign Lord (Pati) even over the highest deities like Brahmā, implying transcendence and lordship beyond created hierarchies—central to Shaiva Siddhānta’s Pati-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights stotra-japa (praise as worship) and praṇāma (repeated bowing), key limbs of Śiva-pūjā that purify the pashu (individual soul) and soften pasha (bondage) through devotion.