Shloka 59

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

पूषदन्तविनाशाय भगनेत्रान्तकाय च कामदाय वरिष्ठाय कामाङ्गदहनाय च

Transliteration

pūṣadantavināśāya bhaganetrāntakāya ca kāmadāya variṣṭhāya kāmāṅgadahanāya ca

Translation

ପୂଷଙ୍କ ଦାନ୍ତ ଭଙ୍ଗ କରିଥିବା ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ନମଃ। ଭଗଙ୍କ ନେତ୍ର ନାଶକଙ୍କୁ ନମଃ। ଧର୍ମାନୁକୂଳ କାମଫଳ ଦାତାଙ୍କୁ ନମଃ। ପରମ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠଙ୍କୁ ନମଃ। କାମଦେବଙ୍କ ଦେହ ଦହନକାରୀଙ୍କୁ ନମଃ॥

Word by Word

• पूषदन्तविनाशाय: to the destroyer of Pūṣan’s teeth

• भगनेत्रान्तकाय: to the ender of Bhaga’s eye

• च: and

• कामदाय: to the giver of (rightful) desire/boons

• वरिष्ठाय: to the most excellent, the श्रेष्ठ (supreme)

• कामाङ्गदहनाय: to the burner of Kāma’s body/limbs

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stuti within the Daksha-yajna episode)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Pusha
• Bhaga
• Kama

FAQs

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

It praises Shiva as the Pati who breaks pride-based ritualism (as in Daksha’s yajna) and purifies desire; in Linga worship this supports surrender, inner restraint, and offering the ego into the Linga as the fire of consciousness.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as both punitive and liberating: He destroys distortions (ego, lust, arrogance) that bind the paśu, while also granting boons—kāma that is aligned with dharma and leads toward freedom from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is Pāśupata-style mastery over kāma: sense-restraint, mantra-japa and inner offering (āhuti) of desire into Shiva’s awareness, rather than performing yajna for status or rivalry.