Shloka 64

Devanagari script

लक्ष्म्या देव्या ह्यभूद्देव इच्छया परमेष्ठिनः दक्षिणाङ्गभवो ब्रह्मा सरस्वत्या जगद्गुरुः

Transliteration

lakṣmyā devyā hyabhūddeva icchayā parameṣṭhinaḥ dakṣiṇāṅgabhavo brahmā sarasvatyā jagadguruḥ

Translation

പരമേശ്വരന്റെ ഇച്ഛാശക്തിയാൽ ദേവി ലക്ഷ്മി ദിവ്യശക്തിയായി പ്രകടമായി; അവന്റെ ദക്ഷിണാംഗത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ബ്രഹ്മാവ് ജനിച്ചു, സരസ്വതിയാൽ അവൻ ജഗദ്ഗുരുവായി പ്രസിദ്ധനായി।

Word by Word

• लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā): by Lakṣmī

• देव्या (devyā): by the Goddess / divine power

• हि (hi): indeed

• अभूत् (abhūt): became / came to be

• देव (deva): O Deva / the divine

• इच्छया (icchayā): by will (icchā-śakti)

• परमेष्ठिनः (parameṣṭhinaḥ): of the Supreme / the Grand-Sire

• दक्षिण-अङ्ग-भवः (dakṣiṇāṅga-bhavaḥ): born from the right side

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā): Brahmā

• सरस्वत्या (sarasvatyā): by Sarasvatī

• जगद्-गुरुः (jagad-guruḥ): teacher of the world

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation sequence to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi
• Sarasvati
• Brahma
• Parameshthin

FAQs

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

It grounds worship in the principle that all manifestation proceeds from the Lord’s icchā-śakti through Devī; therefore Linga-pūjā honors Pati (Śiva) together with Śakti as the source of sṛṣṭi and order.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as sovereign will (icchā) that empowers the divine energies (Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī) and directs the cosmic functions—Brahmā’s creative role is secondary, arising within that higher lordship of Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Śiva-Śakti-bhāva in practice: in pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented contemplation, one meditates on Pati as the inner governor whose śakti manifests prosperity (Lakṣmī) and wisdom/mantra (Sarasvatī).