Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

प्राहिणोति स्म तस्यैव ज्ञानं ज्ञानमयो हरः विश्वाधिको ऽसौ भगवान् अर्धनारीश्वरो विभुः

Transliteration

prāhiṇoti sma tasyaiva jñānaṃ jñānamayo haraḥ viśvādhiko 'sau bhagavān ardhanārīśvaro vibhuḥ

Translation

Então Hara—cuja essência é a pura Consciência—transmitiu somente a ele esse conhecimento libertador. Esse Senhor Bem-aventurado, o onipenetrante Ardhanārīśvara, está além de todo o cosmos como Pati, concedendo o jñāna que corta os laços (pāśa) do paśu.

Word by Word

• प्राहिणोति स्म: sent forth / transmitted

• तस्य एव: to him alone, indeed

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge (saving gnosis)

• ज्ञानमयः: constituted of knowledge, of the nature of consciousness

• हरः: Hara (Shiva, the remover)

• विश्वाधिकः: beyond the universe, transcending the cosmos

• असौ: that (very one)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• अर्धनारीश्वरः: Ardhanārīśvara (Shiva-Shakti in one form)

• विभुः: all-pervading, sovereign

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; reporting Shiva’s bestowal of jnana within the embedded narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ardhanarishvara

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as jñānamaya—worship of the Liṅga is not only ritual (kriyā) but a means to receive Shiva’s grace-born knowledge that dissolves bondage and leads the paśu toward liberation.

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

Shiva is presented as both transcendent (viśvādhika—beyond the cosmos) and immanent (vibhu—all-pervading), and as Ardhanārīśvara, indicating the inseparable unity of Shiva (Pati) and Shakti in the bestowal of jñāna.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights jñāna-dīkṣā in spirit—Shiva’s transmission of saving knowledge—aligned with Pāśupata Yoga where inner realization, supported by devotion and worship, breaks pāśa and reveals Pati.