Shloka 13

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

अवध्या वरलाभात्ते सर्वे वारिजलोचन सूर्यमण्डलसम्भूतं त्वदीयं चक्रम् उद्यतम्

Transliteration

avadhyā varalābhātte sarve vārijalocana sūryamaṇḍalasambhūtaṃ tvadīyaṃ cakram udyatam

Translation

హే కమలనయనా! వరలాభం వలన వారు అందరూ అవధ్యులు—వధకు అతీతులు అయ్యారు. అయినా సూర్యమండలసంభూతమైన నీ చక్రం ఎత్తబడింది. అయితే పతి-పరమేశ్వరుని ఆజ్ఞ ముందు ఏ ఆయుధమూ ధర్మాన్ని అతిక్రమించలేడు.

Word by Word

• अवध्याः: not to be slain, inviolable

• वरलाभात्: due to obtaining a boon

• ते: your/for you

• सर्वे: all (of them)

• वारिजलोचन: O lotus-eyed one (epithet, typically of Viṣṇu)

• सूर्यमण्डलसम्भूतम्: arisen from the solar sphere

• त्वदीयम्: your own

• चक्रम्: discus (cakra)

• उद्यतम्: lifted up, readied/raised

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal episode addressing/depicting Vishnu as 'lotus-eyed')

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sudarshana Chakra
• Surya

FAQs

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

It reinforces that worldly power and even divine weapons are subordinate to the higher ordinance of Pati (Śiva); Linga-worship centers on surrender to that supreme order rather than reliance on force.

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

By implication, Śiva-tattva is the governing reality behind boons, inviolability, and the functioning of cosmic law—no instrument of destruction can transgress the Lord’s dharma-niyati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: restraining violent impulse and relying on tapas, mantra, and devotion to dissolve pasha (bondage) rather than asserting egoic power.