Shloka 16

अग्नित्रय-पितृवंश-रुद्रसृष्टि-वैराग्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

निर्द्वंद्वा वीतरागाश् च विश्वात्मानो भवात्मजाः एवं स्तुत्वा तदा रुद्रान् रुद्रं चाह भवं शिवम् प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य तदा भगवान्कनकाण्डजः

Transliteration

nirdvaṃdvā vītarāgāś ca viśvātmāno bhavātmajāḥ evaṃ stutvā tadā rudrān rudraṃ cāha bhavaṃ śivam pradakṣiṇīkṛtya tadā bhagavānkanakāṇḍajaḥ

Translation

Então os filhos de Bhava—livres dos pares de opostos, sem apego e firmados no Si universal—louvaram assim os Rudras. Tendo oferecido os hinos, o divino Kanakāṇḍaja realizou a pradakṣiṇā e dirigiu-se a Rudra—Bhava, o auspicioso Śiva.

Word by Word

• निर्द्वंद्वाः: free from dualities (heat/cold, honor/dishonor)

• वीतरागाः: free from passion and attachment

• च: and

• विश्वात्मानः: those established in the Universal Self

• भवात्मजाः: sons/emanations of Bhava (Śiva)

• एवम्: thus

• स्तुत्वा: having praised

• तदा: then

• रुद्रान्: the Rudras (Śiva’s manifestations/hosts)

• रुद्रम्: Rudra

• च: and

• आह: spoke/addressed

• भवम्: Bhava (Śiva as the source/ground of becoming)

• शिवम्: Śiva (the auspicious Pati)

• प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य: having performed pradakṣiṇā (ritual circumambulation)

• तदा: then

• भगवान्: the divine one

• कनकाण्डजः: Kanakāṇḍaja (the golden-egg-born, i.e., Brahmā)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages; internal action centers on Brahma addressing Shiva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Rudras
• Brahma (Kanakāṇḍaja)
• Bhava

FAQs

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

It highlights core Shaiva worship markers—stuti (hymn) followed by pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation)—showing the devotee’s approach to Śiva as Pati, the auspicious Lord worthy of reverent ritual movement and praise.

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

Śiva is invoked as Rudra, Bhava, and Śiva—pointing to Him as the transcendent Pati who is both the ground of becoming (Bhava) and the auspicious liberator (Śiva), approached through purified consciousness (nirdvandva, vītarāga).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pradakṣiṇā is explicitly mentioned as a devotional rite, and the yogic ideal is implied through nirdvandva and vītarāga—traits aligned with Pāśupata discipline where the pashu loosens pāśa (bondage) by inner detachment and steady devotion to Pati.