Shloka 9

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

गते पितामहे देवो भगवान् परमेश्वरः जगामानुग्रहं कर्तुं द्विजरूपेण चाश्रमम्

Transliteration

gate pitāmahe devo bhagavān parameśvaraḥ jagāmānugrahaṃ kartuṃ dvijarūpeṇa cāśramam

Translation

పితామహుడు (బ్రహ్మ) వెళ్లిన తరువాత, భగవాన్ పరమేశ్వరుడు అనుగ్రహం చేయుటకు బ్రాహ్మణరూపం ధరించి ఆశ్రమానికి వెళ్లెను।

Word by Word

• गते: when (he) had gone/departed

• पितामहे: Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

• देवः: the God

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara, Śiva)

• जगाम: went

• अनुग्रहं: grace, divine favor

• कर्तुं: to do, to bestow

• द्विज-रूपेण: in the form of a twice-born (Brahmin)

• च: and

• आश्रमम्: to the āśrama/hermitage

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It foregrounds Śiva’s anugraha—His active bestowal of grace—showing that the Lord approaches the devotee directly (even in humble, Vedic forms), which underlies the devotional confidence central to Linga-pūjā.

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

Śiva is presented as Parameśvara and Pati: the sovereign reality who is free to assume forms for the uplift of pashus (souls), acting not out of need but out of compassion that loosens pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights anugraha as the decisive spiritual principle: in Pāśupata-oriented reading, liberation and right practice mature when the Lord’s grace initiates and guides the seeker, often through instructive encounters in an āśrama setting.