Shloka 46

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

देवाश् च मुनयः सर्वे देवदेवश् च शङ्करः ततश्चोत्थाय विद्वान्सः पद्मनाभः प्रणम्य ताम्

Transliteration

devāś ca munayaḥ sarve devadevaś ca śaṅkaraḥ tataścotthāya vidvānsaḥ padmanābhaḥ praṇamya tām

Translation

అప్పుడు సమస్త దేవతలు, మునులు, అలాగే దేవదేవుడు శంకరుడు అక్కడ సముపస్థితులయ్యారు. అనంతరం జ్ఞానవంతుడైన పద్మనాభుడు లేచి, ఆ దేవిని ప్రణమించి భక్తితో నమస్కరించాడు.

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods

• च: and

• मुनयः: sages

• सर्वे: all

• देवदेवः: the God of gods

• च: and

• शङ्करः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)

• ततः: then/thereupon

• च: and

• उत्थाय: rising up

• विद्वान्: the wise one

• सः: he

• पद्मनाभः: Padmanābha (Viṣṇu)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed/saluted

• ताम्: to Her (that goddess/that revered one)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Devas
• Munis

FAQs

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

It highlights the foundational bhāva for Liṅga-upāsanā: even the Devas and Padmanābha approach the sacred presence through rising, bowing, and reverent submission—showing that devotion (praṇāma) precedes ritual acts.

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

By calling Śaṅkara “devadeva” in the midst of Devas and munis, the verse signals Śiva’s status as Pati—the supreme Lord before whom even divine beings adopt humility, implying transcendence over all limited powers.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Praṇāma (prostration/salutation) and utthāna (rising in respect) are emphasized—core preparatory observances that purify the pashu (individual soul) and align it toward Pati before any pūjā or inner yoga proceeds.