Shloka 63

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

Devanagari script

अयोनिजं मृत्युहीनम् असमर्थं निवेदितुम् शैलादिरुवाच एवं व्याहृत्य विप्रेन्द्रम् अनुगृह्य च तं घृणी

Transliteration

ayonijaṃ mṛtyuhīnam asamarthaṃ niveditum śailādiruvāca evaṃ vyāhṛtya viprendram anugṛhya ca taṃ ghṛṇī

Translation

അയോനിജനും മരണരഹിതനുമായ തത്ത്വത്തെ പൂർണ്ണമായി വിവരിക്കാൻ കഴിയാതെ ശൈലാദി ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു. ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ ശേഷം, കരുണാമയനായ ശൈലാദി ബ്രാഹ്മണശ്രേഷ്ഠനോട് അനുഗ്രഹം നൽകി, അവന്റെ ശിവഭക്തി വർദ്ധിപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• अयोनिजम्: unborn, not born from a womb

• मृत्युहीनम्: deathless, beyond mortality

• असमर्थम्: unable, insufficient

• निवेदितुम्: to declare, to describe

• शैलादिः उवाच: Śailādi said

• एवम्: thus

• व्याहृत्य: having uttered/spoken

• विप्रेन्द्रम्: the best of brāhmaṇas/sage

• अनुगृह्य: having favored, having granted grace

• च: and

• तम्: him

• घृणी: the compassionate one (full of mercy).

Speaker

Śailādi

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as beyond complete verbal description—Linga worship functions as a concrete support (ālambana) for approaching the ineffable Pati through devotion and surrender, culminating in anugraha (grace).

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

Shiva is presented as ayonija (unborn) and mṛtyuhīna (deathless), indicating transcendence over creation and dissolution; realization of such Pati-tattva ultimately depends not on speech alone but on His compassionate grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes anugraha as the decisive factor—aligning with Pāśupata orientation where disciplined practice and praise culminate in Shiva’s grace that loosens pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).