Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

प्राहिणोति स्म तस्यैव ज्ञानं ज्ञानमयो हरः विश्वाधिको ऽसौ भगवान् अर्धनारीश्वरो विभुः

Transliteration

prāhiṇoti sma tasyaiva jñānaṃ jñānamayo haraḥ viśvādhiko 'sau bhagavān ardhanārīśvaro vibhuḥ

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ജ്ഞാനസ്വരൂപനായ ഹരൻ അവനേയ്ക്ക് മാത്രം മോക്ഷപ്രദമായ ജ്ഞാനം പകർന്നു നൽകി. ആ സർവ്വവ്യാപിയായ ഭഗവാൻ അർധനാരീശ്വരൻ സമസ്ത വിശ്വത്തെയും അതിക്രമിച്ച് നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു; പശുവിന്റെ പാശം മുറിക്കുന്ന ജ്ഞാനം നൽകുന്ന പതിയായി.

Word by Word

• प्राहिणोति स्म: sent forth / transmitted

• तस्य एव: to him alone, indeed

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge (saving gnosis)

• ज्ञानमयः: constituted of knowledge, of the nature of consciousness

• हरः: Hara (Shiva, the remover)

• विश्वाधिकः: beyond the universe, transcending the cosmos

• असौ: that (very one)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• अर्धनारीश्वरः: Ardhanārīśvara (Shiva-Shakti in one form)

• विभुः: all-pervading, sovereign

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; reporting Shiva’s bestowal of jnana within the embedded narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ardhanarishvara

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as jñānamaya—worship of the Liṅga is not only ritual (kriyā) but a means to receive Shiva’s grace-born knowledge that dissolves bondage and leads the paśu toward liberation.

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

Shiva is presented as both transcendent (viśvādhika—beyond the cosmos) and immanent (vibhu—all-pervading), and as Ardhanārīśvara, indicating the inseparable unity of Shiva (Pati) and Shakti in the bestowal of jñāna.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights jñāna-dīkṣā in spirit—Shiva’s transmission of saving knowledge—aligned with Pāśupata Yoga where inner realization, supported by devotion and worship, breaks pāśa and reveals Pati.