Shloka 8

विष्णुचक्रलाभो नाम (अर्धनारीश्वर-तत्त्वं, सती-पार्वती-सम्भवः, दक्षयज्ञविनाशः)

Devanagari script

लिङ्गवेदिसमायोगाद् अर्धनारीश्वरोभवत् ब्रह्माणं विदधे देवम् अग्रे पुत्रं चतुर्मुखम्

Transliteration

liṅgavedisamāyogād ardhanārīśvarobhavat brahmāṇaṃ vidadhe devam agre putraṃ caturmukham

Translation

Da conjunção do Liṅga com o seu altar (vedī), o Senhor tornou-se Ardhanārīśvara. Então, no próprio início, fez surgir o deus Brahmā—seu filho, o de quatro faces.

Word by Word

• लिङ्ग (liṅga): the Śiva-Liṅga, the mark/sign of Pati (Lord)

• वेदि (vedi): altar, sacred base/ground of rite

• समायोगात् (samāyogāt): from the union/connection

• अर्धनारीश्वरः (ardhanārīśvaraḥ): the Lord who is half Woman (Śiva-Śakti non-duality)

• अभवत् (abhavat): became, manifested as

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam): Brahmā

• विदधे (vidadhe): fashioned, appointed, brought into being

• देवम् (devam): the deity

• अग्रे (agre): in the beginning, first

• पुत्रम् (putram): son, progeny

• चतुर्मुखम् (caturmukham): four-faced (Brahmā)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Ardhanarishvara
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It links the Liṅga with the vedī (ritual base), indicating that Liṅga-pūjā is not merely symbolic but a cosmological principle: from the Liṅga-ground (support) arises ordered manifestation, including the creator-function represented by Brahmā.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as Pati—the supreme cause—who can manifest as Ardhanārīśvara, revealing Śiva and Śakti as a single, non-dual reality from which creative powers proceed.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it highlights the inseparability of Liṅga and vedī in proper worship (foundation/support and presence). Yogically, it implies contemplation of Ardhanārīśvara—integrating Śiva-Śakti awareness as the ground for inner purification leading toward Pāśa-release.