Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

कण्डूयमाने शिरसि कथं तद्विस्मृतं त्वया चक्रं विक्रमतो यस्य चक्रपाणे तव प्रियम्

Transliteration

kaṇḍūyamāne śirasi kathaṃ tadvismṛtaṃ tvayā cakraṃ vikramato yasya cakrapāṇe tava priyam

Translation

തല ചുരണ്ടിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ നീ ആ ചക്രത്തെ എങ്ങനെ മറന്നു—യസ്യ വിക്രമം അജേയമാണ്, ചക്രപാണിയായും നിനക്കു പ്രിയനായും ഉള്ള അവന്റെ ആ ചക്രം?

Word by Word

• कण्डूयमाने: while being scratched

• शिरसि: on the head

• कथम्: how

• तत्: that

• विस्मृतम्: forgotten

• त्वया: by you

• चक्रम्: the discus/wheel (cakra)

• विक्रमतः: of the mighty/valorous One (of irresistible stride)

• यस्य: whose

• चक्रपाणे: to the discus-bearer (Vishnu)

• तव: to you/your

• प्रियम्: dear, beloved

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal dialogue; the line reads as a rebuke/reminder addressed to a devotee of Vishnu)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It reinforces smṛti (remembrance) and bhakti as inner supports to Shiva-puja: a pashu’s mind, prone to pasha (forgetfulness and distraction), is steadied by remembering the divine—here invoked through Vishnu—ultimately pointing to Pati beyond sectarian division.

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

By invoking the beloved “Chakrapāṇi,” the verse implicitly affirms the Linga Purana’s non-contradiction of Shiva and Vishnu at the tattva level: the supreme Pati is one, while names and functions differ within cosmic play (līlā).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mind-discipline through smaraṇa (intentional remembrance) is highlighted—an inner limb allied to Pāśupata-oriented practice, where steady recollection of the Lord weakens pasha and supports focused worship.