Shloka 49

Varaha-Pradurbhava Context: Prahlada’s Bhakti, Narasimha’s Ugra-Form, and Shiva’s Sharabha Intervention

Devanagari script

सद्याय सद्यरूपाय सद्योजाताय ते नमः वामाय वामरूपाय वामनेत्राय ते नमः

Transliteration

sadyāya sadyarūpāya sadyojātāya te namaḥ vāmāya vāmarūpāya vāmanetrāya te namaḥ

Translation

सद्याय सद्यरूपाय सद्योजाताय ते नमः। वामाय वामरूपाय वामनेत्राय ते नमः॥

Word by Word

• सद्याय (sadyāya): to the Immediate/ever-present One

• सद्यरूपाय (sadyarūpāya): to Him whose form is instant manifestation

• सद्योजाताय (sadyojātāya): to Sadyojāta (the ‘newly-arisen’ aspect of Shiva)

• ते (te): to You

• नमः (namaḥ): salutations

• वामाय (vāmāya): to Vāma (the gracious/leftward aspect)

• वामरूपाय (vāmarūpāya): to Him whose form is Vāma

• वामनेत्राय (vāmanetrāya): to Him whose eye is Vāma (the Vāma-eyed Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of salutations within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a precise invocation: the worshipper salutes Shiva as Sadyojāta and Vāma—specific divine aspects contemplated while performing Linga-pūjā, aligning the mind (pashu) to the Lord (Pati) through mantra and reverence.

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

Shiva is praised as the ever-immediate Presence (sadyā) who can manifest instantly (sadyarūpa), while also being knowable through distinct revelatory aspects like Sadyojāta and Vāma—showing one non-dual Pati appearing in many upāsanā-forms.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa and dhyāna during pūjā: the practitioner mentally installs these aspects of Shiva, using salutations to steady awareness and loosen pāśa (bondage) through devotion and contemplative recognition.