Shloka 11

विष्णुचक्रलाभो नाम (अर्धनारीश्वर-तत्त्वं, सती-पार्वती-सम्भवः, दक्षयज्ञविनाशः)

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा संस्थितं देवम् अर्धनारीश्वरं प्रभुम् तुष्टाव वाग्भिर् इष्टाभिर् वरदं वारिजोद्भवः

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃsthitaṃ devam ardhanārīśvaraṃ prabhum tuṣṭāva vāgbhir iṣṭābhir varadaṃ vārijodbhavaḥ

Translation

പ്രകടമായി നിലകൊണ്ട ആ ദേവൻ—പ്രഭു അർധനാരീശ്വരൻ—എന്നവനെ കണ്ടു, താമരജനായ ബ്രഹ്മാ വരദായകനെ പ്രിയവും യോജ്യവും ആയ വാക്കുകളാൽ സ്തുതിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• तम् (tam): Him

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• संस्थितम् (saṃsthitam): standing, established, present

• देवम् (devam): the Deva, the shining Lord

• अर्धनारीश्वरम् (ardhanārīśvaram): Ardhanārīśvara (Shiva united with Shakti as half-female)

• प्रभुम् (prabhum): the Sovereign Lord, Master (Pati)

• तुष्टाव (tuṣṭāva): praised, eulogized

• वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ): with words, hymns

• इष्टाभिः (iṣṭābhiḥ): desired, dear, cherished (also: appropriate)

• वरदम् (varadam): the giver of boons

• वारिजोद्भवः (vārijodbhavaḥ): the lotus-born (Brahmā).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating); internal action: Brahma praises Shiva as Ardhanarishvara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ardhanarishvara
• Brahma
• Shakti
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It frames worship as darśana followed by stuti: once the devotee beholds Pati (Shiva) as the boon-giver, praise becomes the immediate act that invites anugraha (grace), the core aim of Linga-centered devotion.

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

Shiva is presented as Ardhanārīśvara—Pati inseparable from Shakti—indicating that lordship, power, and grace arise from their unity, not from a divided divine principle.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Stuti (hymnic praise) after direct contemplation/vision is implied—an inner-outer upāsanā where recognition of Pati precedes receiving varada (boons), aligning with Shaiva practice of bhakti-supported meditation.