Shloka 14

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

मनोन्मनाय देवाय नमस्तुभ्यं महाद्युते वामदेवाय वामाय नमस्तुभ्यं महात्मने

Transliteration

manonmanāya devāya namastubhyaṃ mahādyute vāmadevāya vāmāya namastubhyaṃ mahātmane

Translation

మనస్సుకు అతీతమైన మహాతేజస్సు గల దేవా, నీకు నమస్కారం. శివుని శుభ-సౌమ్య వామదేవ రూపా, మహాత్మా, నీకు నమస్కారం.

Word by Word

• मनोन्मनाय: to the One beyond mind (transcending mental modifications)

• देवाय: to the Divine Lord

• नमस्: salutation

• तुभ्यम्: to You

• महाद्युते: O greatly radiant One

• वामदेवाय: to Vāmadeva (Śiva’s auspicious, benevolent aspect)

• वामाय: to the gracious/pleasant/auspicious One

• महात्मने: to the Great-souled One

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a traditional Shiva-stuti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vamadeva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as devotion to Śiva who is both nirguṇa (beyond mind—Manonmanā) and saguṇa (approachable as Vāmadeva), guiding the worshipper from form to the formless Pati.

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

Śiva is praised as Manonmanā—transcending mental constructs—yet also as Vāmadeva, the benevolent, auspicious manifestation who grants grace, indicating Pati as both transcendent and immanent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports Pāśupata-oriented contemplation: steadying the mind toward the mind-transcending Lord (dhyāna on Manonmanā) while offering stuti and reverence to the auspicious form (Vāmadeva) in puja.