Shloka 84

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

लिङ्गार्चनविधौ सक्तं हर रुद्रेति वादिनम् प्राह भर्तारमीशानं शङ्करं जगतामुमा

Transliteration

liṅgārcanavidhau saktaṃ hara rudreti vādinam prāha bhartāramīśānaṃ śaṅkaraṃ jagatāmumā

Translation

लिङ्गार्चनविधौ सक्तं “हर रुद्र” इति वादिनम्; जगतामीशानं शङ्करं भर्तारम् उमा प्राह।

Word by Word

• लिङ्गार्चनविधौ: in the method/rite of Linga worship

• सक्तम्: absorbed, devoted

• हर रुद्रेति: (uttering) 'Hara' and 'Rudra'

• वादिनम्: speaking, repeating

• प्राह: said, addressed

• भर्तारम्: to (her) husband/lord

• ईशानम्: Īśāna, the sovereign aspect of Shiva

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara, the beneficent one

• जगताम्: of the worlds

• उमाः: Umā (Pārvatī)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the internal scene of Umā addressing Shiva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati (Uma)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-archana as a disciplined vidhi supported by Shiva-nāma japa (“Hara, Rudra”), showing that mantra-repetition and focused absorption are integral to effective Linga-pūjā.

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

Shiva appears as Īśāna and Śaṅkara—Pati, the sovereign and beneficent Lord—whose worship through the Linga draws the mind from pāśa (bondage) toward his auspicious, liberating presence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa within Linga-archana-vidhi is highlighted: repeating Shiva’s names (“Hara, Rudra”) with single-pointed devotion, a bhāva aligned with Pāśupata-oriented inner concentration.