Shloka 103

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

ईप्सितं वरयेशानं जगतां प्रभवं प्रभुम् गमिष्याम्यभिवन्द्येशं भ्रातृभिः सह शङ्करम्

Transliteration

īpsitaṃ varayeśānaṃ jagatāṃ prabhavaṃ prabhum gamiṣyāmyabhivandyeśaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha śaṅkaram

Translation

ജഗത്തിന്റെ ഉദ്ഭവവും പ്രഭുവുമായ ഈശാന ശങ്കരനോട് ഞാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന വരം അപേക്ഷിക്കും; സഹോദരന്മാരോടൊപ്പം ചെന്നു ആ വന്ദനീയനായ ഈശ്വരനെ നമസ്കരിക്കും।

Word by Word

• īpsitam: the desired (boon/object of wish)

• varaye: I choose/seek (as a boon)

• īśānam: Īśāna, the Supreme Lord (Pati)

• jagatām: of the worlds

• prabhavam: origin, source, cause

• prabhum: the sovereign Lord

• gamiṣyāmi: I shall go

• abhivandya: having saluted/bowed to

• īśam: the Lord

• bhrātṛbhiḥ: with (my) brothers

• saha: together with

• śaṅkaram: Śaṅkara (Shiva, beneficent one).

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal speaker’s resolve within the chapter’s storyline)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the core posture of Linga-oriented devotion: approaching Īśāna (Pati) with reverent salutation (abhivandana) to seek grace and the fulfillment of rightful desires through Shiva’s lordship over the worlds.

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

Shiva is identified as Īśāna and Śaṅkara—the sovereign Lord (prabhu) and the very source (prabhava) of the worlds—indicating Pati as the ultimate cause who can loosen pāśa and bestow auspiciousness upon the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice emphasized is humble approach and prostrative salutation (abhivandana) before seeking a boon—aligned with bhakti-based discipline that supports Pashupata orientation: surrender to Pati as the means to purification and favor.