Shloka 97

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

तदा हरं प्रणम्याशु देवदेवमुमां तथा वसिष्ठं च तदा श्रेष्ठं शक्तिर् वै शङ्कराज्ञया

Transliteration

tadā haraṃ praṇamyāśu devadevamumāṃ tathā vasiṣṭhaṃ ca tadā śreṣṭhaṃ śaktir vai śaṅkarājñayā

Translation

तेव्हा शंकराच्या आज्ञेने शक्तीने त्वरेने देवदेव हराला उमे सहित प्रणाम केला; आणि मग श्रेष्ठ मुनी वसिष्ठालाही वंदन केले.

Word by Word

• tadā: then

• haraṁ: Hara (Śiva)

• praṇamya: having bowed/paid obeisance

• āśu: quickly

• devadevam: to the God of gods

• umāṁ: Umā (Pārvatī)

• tathā: also/likewise

• vasiṣṭham: Vasiṣṭha

• ca: and

• tadā: then

• śreṣṭham: the श्रेष्ठ/most excellent

• śaktiḥ: Śakti (divine power/personified energy)

• vai: indeed

• śaṅkara-ājñayā: by the command of Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Speaker

Suta (frame narration; contextual inference for Linga Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)
• Vasistha
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It models the foundational attitude for Liṅga-upāsanā: humble praṇāma to Pati (Śiva) together with Śakti (Umā), and reverence to the Vedic guru-seer (Vasiṣṭha), showing that worship proceeds through both divine grace and scriptural lineage.

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

Śiva is named Hara and Devadeva, indicating the supreme Pati who removes bondage (pāśa) and stands above the devas; Śakti acts under his ājñā, reflecting Śiva-tattva as sovereign consciousness with inseparable power.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Praṇāma (obeisance) and guru-vandana are emphasized—key preparatory disciplines in Shaiva practice and Pāśupata orientation—signaling surrender of the pashu to the command (ājñā) of Pati.