Shloka 11

Devas Praise Śiva; Gaṇeśa Manifests as Vighneśvara and Receives the Primacy of Worship

Devanagari script

तदा तयोर्विनिर्गतः सुभैरवः स मूर्तिमान् स्थितो ननर्त बालकः समस्तमङ्गलालयः

Transliteration

tadā tayorvinirgataḥ subhairavaḥ sa mūrtimān sthito nanarta bālakaḥ samastamaṅgalālayaḥ

Translation

तदा तयोर्विनिर्गतः सुभैरवः स मूर्तिमान् प्रादुरभूत्। बालकरूपेण स्थित्वा स ननर्त, समस्तमङ्गलानामालय इव॥

Word by Word

• तदा: then

• तयोः: from/of those two

• विनिर्गतः: emerged, came forth

• सुभैरवः: Subhairava (auspicious Bhairava, a fierce-yet-benevolent form of Śiva)

• सः: he

• मूर्तिमान्: embodied, possessing form

• स्थितः: standing, established

• ननर्त: danced

• बालकः: as a boy/child

• समस्त: all

• मङ्गल: auspiciousness, welfare

• आलयः: abode, dwelling-place

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhairava

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva (as Subhairava) as the living source of maṅgala (auspicious power), implying that Linga-worship is not merely symbolic but a direct approach to Pati—the embodiment of auspiciousness and protection.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as simultaneously transcendent and immanent: though the supreme Pati, he freely assumes a mūrti (form) and performs līlā (divine play), revealing that the Lord’s grace can appear in approachable, even childlike, modes.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Bhairava-upāsanā as a protective and auspicious focus within Śaiva practice; yogically, it suggests centering awareness on Pati as the maṅgalālaya (abode of auspiciousness), loosening pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).