Shloka 59

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

इन्द्राणीं चैव चामुण्डां वीरभद्रसमन्विताम् विघ्नेशेन च यो धीमान् शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

indrāṇīṃ caiva cāmuṇḍāṃ vīrabhadrasamanvitām vighneśena ca yo dhīmān śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt

Translation

വിവേകമുള്ള ഭക്തൻ ഇന്ദ്രാണിയെയും ചാമുണ്ഡയെയും, കൂടാതെ വീരഭദ്രനും വിഘ്നേശനും സഹിതം, ഭക്തിപൂർവ്വം ധ്യാനിച്ചാൽ—അവൻ ശിവസായുജ്യം, അഥവാ പരമ ഐക്യം പ്രാപിക്കും।

Word by Word

• इन्द्राणीम् (indrāṇīm): Indrāṇī, consort of Indra

• चैव (caiva): and indeed

• चामुण्डाम् (cāmuṇḍām): Cāmuṇḍā, a fierce Śakti-form

• वीरभद्र-समन्विताम् (vīrabhadra-samanvitām): accompanied by Vīrabhadra

• विघ्नेशेन (vighneśena): with Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa), Lord of obstacles

• च (ca): and

• यः (yaḥ): who

• धीमान् (dhīmān): wise/discerning one

• शिव-सायुज्यम् (śiva-sāyujyam): union/identity with Śiva (liberating communion)

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt): may attain.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Indrani
• Chamunda
• Virabhadra
• Vighnesha
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: remembering Śiva’s attendant powers—Śakti-forms, Vīrabhadra, and Vighneśa—supports obstacle-free Śiva-upāsanā and culminates in śiva-sāyujya, the liberating fruit of Linga-centered devotion.

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

Śiva is presented as Pati, the liberator who grants sāyujya. The mention of Śakti-forms and gaṇa-deities indicates Śiva-tattva as inseparable from Śakti (power) while remaining the supreme ground of liberation for the paśu (bound soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Devatā-smaraṇa (contemplative remembrance) as an aṅga of Śiva-bhakti/Pāśupata-oriented upāsanā—invoking Vighneśa for removal of vighnas and honoring Śiva’s śakti and gaṇas to steady the sādhana toward mokṣa.