Shloka 51

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

त्वां बोधयितुकामेन क्रीडापूर्वं यदृच्छया आशु द्वाराणि सर्वाणि घाटितानि मयात्मनः

Transliteration

tvāṃ bodhayitukāmena krīḍāpūrvaṃ yadṛcchayā āśu dvārāṇi sarvāṇi ghāṭitāni mayātmanaḥ

Translation

നിന്നെ ബോധിപ്പിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചു, കളിയുടെ മുൻകൂറായി സ്വാഭാവികമായി, എന്റെ സ്വന്തം ധാമത്തിലെ എല്ലാ വാതിലുകളും ഞാൻ വേഗത്തിൽ അടപ്പിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you

• बोधयितुकामेन: with the desire to awaken (you)

• क्रीडापूर्वम्: as a playful prelude / in sport

• यदृच्छया: spontaneously / by chance (unpremeditatedly)

• आशु: quickly

• द्वाराणि: doors / gateways

• सर्वाणि: all

• घाटितानि: shut / closed / fastened

• मया: by me

• आत्मनः: of myself / of my own (dwelling or domain)

Speaker

Suta (outer narration; internal speaker describing a deliberate, playful act—contextually a divine agent)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva’s lila as pedagogical—He creates a controlled limitation (closing the “doors”) to turn awareness inward, a core mood behind Linga-upasana where the devotee withdraws from outward gates and abides in the sign of Pati.

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

Shiva-tattva appears as sovereign agency: He freely initiates concealment and awakening, showing mastery over openness/closure (anugraha and nigraha) to liberate the pashu from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is pratyahara-like withdrawal—closing the “doors” of the senses—supporting Pashupata-oriented inwardness that culminates in steadiness on the Linga as the locus of Pati.