Shloka 49

Varaha-Pradurbhava Context: Prahlada’s Bhakti, Narasimha’s Ugra-Form, and Shiva’s Sharabha Intervention

Devanagari script

सद्याय सद्यरूपाय सद्योजाताय ते नमः वामाय वामरूपाय वामनेत्राय ते नमः

Transliteration

sadyāya sadyarūpāya sadyojātāya te namaḥ vāmāya vāmarūpāya vāmanetrāya te namaḥ

Translation

Saudações a Ti, Sadyā, o Imediato; a Ti cuja forma é presença instantânea, a Ti, Sadyojāta. Saudações a Ti, Vāma; a Ti cuja forma é Vāma, cujo olho é Vāma—ó Senhor, a Ti ofereço minha reverência.

Word by Word

• सद्याय (sadyāya): to the Immediate/ever-present One

• सद्यरूपाय (sadyarūpāya): to Him whose form is instant manifestation

• सद्योजाताय (sadyojātāya): to Sadyojāta (the ‘newly-arisen’ aspect of Shiva)

• ते (te): to You

• नमः (namaḥ): salutations

• वामाय (vāmāya): to Vāma (the gracious/leftward aspect)

• वामरूपाय (vāmarūpāya): to Him whose form is Vāma

• वामनेत्राय (vāmanetrāya): to Him whose eye is Vāma (the Vāma-eyed Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of salutations within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a precise invocation: the worshipper salutes Shiva as Sadyojāta and Vāma—specific divine aspects contemplated while performing Linga-pūjā, aligning the mind (pashu) to the Lord (Pati) through mantra and reverence.

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

Shiva is praised as the ever-immediate Presence (sadyā) who can manifest instantly (sadyarūpa), while also being knowable through distinct revelatory aspects like Sadyojāta and Vāma—showing one non-dual Pati appearing in many upāsanā-forms.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa and dhyāna during pūjā: the practitioner mentally installs these aspects of Shiva, using salutations to steady awareness and loosen pāśa (bondage) through devotion and contemplative recognition.