Shloka 11

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

वीरभद्रो ऽपि भगवान् वीरशक्तिविजृम्भितः स्वयं विज्ञापयामास किमत्र स्मृतिकारणम्

Transliteration

vīrabhadro 'pi bhagavān vīraśaktivijṛmbhitaḥ svayaṃ vijñāpayāmāsa kimatra smṛtikāraṇam

Translation

വീരശക്തിയിൽ ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന ഭഗവാൻ വീരഭദ്രൻ സ്വയം ചോദിച്ചു—“ഇവിടെ സ്മൃതി ഉദയിക്കാനുള്ള കാരണം എന്ത്?”

Word by Word

• वीरभद्रः: Vīrabhadra

• अपि: even/also

• भगवान्: the revered lord (divine being)

• वीरशक्ति-विजृम्भितः: expanded/manifest with heroic power (Śakti)

• स्वयं: himself

• विज्ञापयामास: asked, made a formal inquiry, requested to be informed

• किम्: what

• अत्र: here, in this matter

• स्मृति-कारणम्: the cause of remembrance/memory

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; reporting Virabhadra’s question within the story)

Characters & Entities

• Virabhadra
• Shakti
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames a key Shaiva principle: true remembrance of Śiva (and the Linga as His sign) arises from a specific cause—ultimately Śiva’s anugraha working through Śakti—rather than from mere human effort.

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

By highlighting Śakti’s heroic expansion in Vīrabhadra and the arising of smṛti, the verse implies Śiva as Pati: the supreme consciousness who, through His Śakti, empowers cognition and restores right remembrance in bound souls (paśu).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to the inner yogic dynamic behind practice: in Pāśupata-oriented discipline, the awakening of smṛti (steady recollection of Pati) is a sign of Śakti’s activation, supporting japa, dhyāna, and Linga-pūjā with focused remembrance.