Vamana Purana — Shukra's Samjivani, Shloka 43

Shukra’s Saṃjīvanī, Shiva’s Containment of the Asuras, and Indra’s Recovery of Power

Devanagari script

नाम्ना तु शुक्रेति चराचरास्त्वां स्तोष्यन्ति नैवात्र विचारमन्यत् इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवान् मुमोच शिश्नेन शुक्रं स च निर्जगाम

Transliteration

nāmnā tu śukreti carācarāstvāṃ stoṣyanti naivātra vicāramanyat ityevamuktvā bhagavān mumoca śiśnena śukraṃ sa ca nirjagāma

Translation

“शुक्र” इति नाम्ना त्वां चराचराः सर्वे स्तोष्यन्ति; अत्र न कश्चिद् अन्यो विचारः। इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् शिश्नेन शुक्रं मुमोच, स च निर्जगाम।

Speakers

• Śiva (Bhagavān) to Śukra

Primary Deities

• Śiva
• Śukra

Key Themes

• Nāma-kīrti (fame through name)
• Boon-bestowal
• Cosmic scope (carācarāḥ)
• Śaiva mythic symbolism of linga

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why emphasize ‘by the name Śukra’ all beings will praise him?

The verse functions as an etiological charter for Śukra’s renown: his very name becomes a vehicle of universal recognition. It also resonates with ‘śukra’ meaning radiance/seed, implying potency and brilliance acknowledged across creation.

Is ‘carācarāḥ’ a standard Purāṇic formula?

Yes. ‘Moving and unmoving’ is a conventional totalizing expression for all beings—animals, humans, gods (moving) and plants, mountains, etc. (unmoving)—signaling the boon’s universal reach.

Does the explicit linga imagery have a ritual subtext?

It reinforces Śiva’s identity as the source of manifestation and aligns with linga-centered Śaiva theology, where the linga symbolizes generative, transcendent power. The narrative uses mythic concreteness to express that doctrine.