Shloka 84

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

त्र्यंबकाय त्र्यक्षराय शिपिविष्टाय मीढुषे मृत्युञ्जयाय शर्वाय सर्वज्ञाय मखारये

Transliteration

tryaṃbakāya tryakṣarāya śipiviṣṭāya mīḍhuṣe mṛtyuñjayāya śarvāya sarvajñāya makhāraye

Translation

త్ర్యంబకా, త్ర్యక్షరస్తుత్యా, శిపివిష్టా, మీఢుషే—నీకు నమస్కారం. మృత్యుంజయా, శర్వా, సర్వజ్ఞా, మఖారయే (యజ్ఞాధిపతే)—నీకు ప్రణామం.

Word by Word

• त्र्यंबकाय: to the Three‑eyed Lord (Tryambaka)

• त्र्यक्षराय: to the One signified/praised by the three syllables (tri-akṣara)

• शिपिविष्टाय: to the all‑pervading Indweller, the One who has entered into all (śipi-viṣṭa)

• मीढुषे: to the bountiful Giver/Benefactor

• मृत्युञ्जयाय: to the Conqueror of death

• शर्वाय: to Śarva, the destroyer/dissolver

• सर्वज्ञाय: to the Omniscient

• मखारये: to the Lord of the sacrifice (makha-ari/īśa), the inner enjoyer and governor of yajña

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a concentrated stuti for Linga-puja, naming Shiva as Pati (Lord) who pervades the Linga and all beings, grants boons, and ultimately releases the pashu (soul) from pasha (bondage), even the fear of death.

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

Shiva is presented as omniscient (sarvajña), all-pervading indweller (śipiviṣṭa), and the transcendent ruler who also becomes immanent in ritual and life—thus both beyond and within, the liberating Pati who conquers death as Mṛtyuñjaya.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it points to yajña offered with the understanding that Shiva is the inner lord of the rite (makhāraya). Yogically, it supports Pashupata-style contemplation on Tryambaka/Mṛtyuñjaya to cut pasha—fear, mortality, and karmic limitation—through mantra and focused devotion.