Shloka 28

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

तालुकेतुः षडास्यश् च पञ्चास्यश् च सनातनः संवर्तकस् तथा चैत्रो लकुलीशः स्वयं प्रभुः

Transliteration

tāluketuḥ ṣaḍāsyaś ca pañcāsyaś ca sanātanaḥ saṃvartakas tathā caitro lakulīśaḥ svayaṃ prabhuḥ

Translation

तालुकेतुः षडास्यः पञ्चास्यश्च सनातनः। संवर्तकश्च चैत्रश्च—एते सर्वे लकुलीशः स्वयं प्रभुः।

Word by Word

• तालुकेतुः: Tālūketu (a name/form of Śiva)

• षडास्यः: six-faced (Ṣaḍāsya)

• च: and

• पञ्चास्यः: five-faced (Pañcāsya)

• च: and

• सनातनः: eternal, beginningless

• संवर्तकः: dissolver/agent of cosmic reabsorption

• तथा: likewise/also

• चैत्रः: Caitra (a name/form)

• लकुलीशः: Lakulīśa (Pāśupata-ācārya form of Śiva)

• स्वयं: himself, directly

• प्रभुः: the Lord, Pati

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, citing the Purāṇic listing of Śiva’s forms)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Lakulisha

FAQs

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

It affirms that multiple revered names and iconographic forms ultimately refer to one Pati—Śiva himself—supporting one-pointed devotion (ekāgratā) in Linga-pūjā despite diverse epithets.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as one, eternal Lord who manifests through many functional and iconographic aspects (e.g., five-faced, six-faced, dissolver), while remaining the same sovereign Pati beyond change.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to the Pāśupata stream through the name Lakulīśa, implying Pāśupata-yoga: discipline under the Lord (Pati) to free the paśu (bound soul) from pāśa (bondage) through devotion, observance, and inner concentration on Śiva.