Shloka 50

Devanagari script

मेनका सहजन्या च गन्धर्वौ च हाहाहूहूः सुबाहुनामा ग्रामण्यौ रथचित्रश् च तावुभौ

Transliteration

menakā sahajanyā ca gandharvau ca hāhāhūhūḥ subāhunāmā grāmaṇyau rathacitraś ca tāvubhau

Translation

మేనకా, సహజన్యా; అలాగే గంధర్వులు హాహా, హూహూ; ఇంకా సుబాహు అనే గ్రామణీ మరియు రథచిత్ర—ఈ ఇద్దరూ—ఇక్కడ గణపరిణామంలో పేర్కొనబడ్డారు।

Word by Word

• Menakā: the apsaras Menakā

• sahajanyā: Sahajanyā (a named female attendant/apsaras)

• gandharvau: the two Gandharvas

• hāhā-hūhūḥ: Hāhā and Hūhū (celestial musicians)

• subāhu-nāmā: named Subāhu

• grāmaṇyau: two chiefs/leaders (of settlements/companies)

• rathacitraḥ: Rathacitra (proper name)

• ca: and

• tāv ubhau: those two (both of them)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Menaka
• Sahajanya
• Haha
• Huhu
• Subahu
• Rathacitra

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-centered Shaiva narration within a cosmic assembly, showing that worship of Pati (Shiva) is upheld across celestial orders—apsarases, gandharvas, and leaders—who participate in the sacred milieu around Shiva.

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

Indirectly: by listing exalted beings connected to the divine sphere, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the supreme Pati whose presence draws and orders all classes of beings, from refined celestial musicians to worldly leaders, within one sacred hierarchy.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata sadhana is stated; the takeaway is the sangha/pariṣad context—devotional participation and remembrance (smaraṇa) of Shiva’s divine order that frames later ritual and yogic instructions.