Shloka 62

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

शाक्तेय उवाच अम्ब मङ्गलविभूषणैर् विना देहयष्टिरनघे न शोभते वक्तुमर्हसि तवाद्य कारणं चन्द्रबिंबरहितेव शर्वरी

Transliteration

śākteya uvāca amba maṅgalavibhūṣaṇair vinā dehayaṣṭiranaghe na śobhate vaktumarhasi tavādya kāraṇaṃ candrabiṃbarahiteva śarvarī

Translation

ശാക്തേയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അമ്മേ, അനഘേ! മംഗളവിഭൂഷണങ്ങളില്ലാതെ നിന്റെ സുകുമാര ദേഹലത ശോഭിക്കുന്നില്ല. ഇന്ന് നിന്റെ ഈ നിലയുടെ കാരണം പറയുക; നീ ചന്ദ്രബിംബമില്ലാത്ത രാത്രിപോലെ തോന്നുന്നു।

Word by Word

• śākteyaḥ: Śākteya (the speaker)

• uvāca: said

• amba: O Mother

• maṅgala-vibhūṣaṇaiḥ: with auspicious ornaments

• vinā: without

• deha-yaṣṭiḥ: the slender body/frame

• anaghe: O faultless/sinless one

• na: not

• śobhate: shines/appears beautiful

• vaktum: to speak/tell

• arhasi: you are worthy/please

• tava: your

• adya: now/at present

• kāraṇam: cause/reason

• candra-biṃba-rahitā: devoid of the moon’s disk

• iva: like

• śarvarī: night

Speaker

Śākteya

Characters & Entities

• Shakti (Ambā)

FAQs

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

It frames auspicious adornment (maṅgala) as an outward sign of inner śakti and divine presence—hinting that when Shakti’s radiance is withdrawn, the world’s “beauty” and auspiciousness also diminish, a key idea behind honoring Shakti alongside the Linga.

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

By comparing the Mother’s state to a moonless night, it implies that the light of consciousness and auspiciousness arises when Pati (Śiva) and Śakti are in harmonious manifestation; the absence of that radiance signals a concealed cause in the divine order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it points to maṅgala-upacāras (auspicious offerings and adornments) in Śiva-Śakti worship—external ritual mirroring inner Pāśupata discipline where the pashu seeks grace to remove pasha and restore spiritual “luster.”