Shloka 23

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

प्राह देववृषं ब्रह्मा ब्रह्माणं चात्मसंभवम् रहस्यं सर्वमन्त्राणां पावनं पुष्टिवर्धनम्

Transliteration

prāha devavṛṣaṃ brahmā brahmāṇaṃ cātmasaṃbhavam rahasyaṃ sarvamantrāṇāṃ pāvanaṃ puṣṭivardhanam

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മാവ് ദേവവൃഷനോടും ആത്മസംഭവനായ ബ്രഹ്മനോടും പറഞ്ഞു—ഇത് സർവമന്ത്രങ്ങളുടെ രഹസ്യസാരം; ഇത് പാവനവും പുഷ്ടിവർധകവുമാണ്.

Word by Word

• प्राह: said/spoke

• देववृषम्: to Devavṛṣa (a divine seer/recipient)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā

• ब्रह्माणम्: to Brahmā (as addressed/another Brahmā)

• च: and

• आत्मसंभवम्: self-born, self-originated

• रहस्यम्: secret, esoteric essence

• सर्वमन्त्राणाम्: of all mantras

• पावनम्: purifying, sanctifying

• पुष्टिवर्धनम्: increasing prosperity, strength, nourishment (puṣṭi)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the internal account of Brahmā’s transmission)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Devavṛṣa

FAQs

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

It frames the Shiva-oriented mantra-teaching as a guarded “rahasya” whose japa and remembrance purify the worshipper and generate puṣṭi—supporting both inner sādhana and the stability needed for Linga-pūjā.

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

By calling the teaching the essence of all mantras and inherently purifying, it implies Shiva-tattva as Pati—the supreme sanctifier whose mantra is not merely sound but a liberating principle that loosens pāśa (bondage) from the paśu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-rahasya practice—especially japa and disciplined recitation within a Shaiva (Pāśupata-aligned) framework—emphasizing purification (pāvana) and the cultivation of steadiness and vitality (puṣṭi).