Shloka 47

Adhyaya 17: लिङ्गोद्भव—ब्रह्मविष्ण्वहङ्कार-शमनं, ओंकार-प्रादुर्भावः, मन्त्र-तत्त्वं च

Devanagari script

समागतो मया सार्धं प्रणिपत्य महामनाः मायया मोहितः शंभोस् तस्थौ संविग्नमानसः

Transliteration

samāgato mayā sārdhaṃ praṇipatya mahāmanāḥ māyayā mohitaḥ śaṃbhos tasthau saṃvignamānasaḥ

Translation

Ele veio comigo e, prostrando-se, aquele de grande alma —enfeitiçado pela Māyā de Śambhu— permaneceu ali com a mente abalada pelo temor reverente.

Word by Word

• समागतः: came/assembled

• मया: by/with me

• सार्धम्: together

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down/prostrated

• महामनाः: great-minded, noble-souled

• मायया: by Māyā (divine veiling power)

• मोहितः: deluded, bewildered

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)

• तस्थौ: stood/remained

• संविग्नमानसः: with an agitated/anxious mind

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the internal episode)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows that even a “great-souled” being becomes unsettled under Śiva’s Māyā, implying that steadiness and right vision arise through surrender to Pati (Śiva) symbolized by the Linga, not through egoic power.

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

Śiva appears as Śambhu whose Māyā can veil and humble; as Pati, he alone governs the pasha (bondage) that confuses the pashu (finite soul), preparing the soul for grace and true knowledge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is praṇipāta (humble prostration/surrender), a foundational stance for Pāśupata discipline—reducing ego and stabilizing the mind so it can move beyond māyika delusion toward Śiva-realization.