Shloka 2

विष्णुचक्रलाभो नाम (अर्धनारीश्वर-तत्त्वं, सती-पार्वती-सम्भवः, दक्षयज्ञविनाशः)

Devanagari script

मेनाजत्वं महादेव्या दक्षयज्ञविमर्दनम् विष्णुना च कथं दत्ता देवदेवाय शंभवे

Transliteration

menājatvaṃ mahādevyā dakṣayajñavimardanam viṣṇunā ca kathaṃ dattā devadevāya śaṃbhave

Translation

మేనా మహాదేవికి తల్లిగా ఎలా అయ్యింది? దక్షయజ్ఞవిమర్దనం ఎలా జరిగింది? మరియు విష్ణువు ఆమెను దేవదేవుడైన శంభువుకు ఎలా సమర్పించాడు?

Word by Word

• मेनाजत्वम्: becoming (the state of) Menā as mother

• महादेव्या: of Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

• दक्षयज्ञविमर्दनम्: the destruction/crushing of Dakṣa’s yajña

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu

• च: and

• कथम्: how

• दत्ता: given (in marriage/handed over)

• देवदेवाय: to the God of gods

• शंभवे: to Śambhu (Śiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrative frame; presenting the sages’ inquiry)

Characters & Entities

• Mahadevi (Parvati)
• Mena
• Daksha
• Vishnu
• Shambhu (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It frames the narrative where ritual (yajña) without surrender to Pati (Śiva) collapses, pointing to Linga worship as devotion rooted in humility and right recognition of Śiva as the inner Lord of sacrifice.

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

By calling Śiva “Devadeva” and “Śambhu,” it signals Śiva-tattva as the supreme Pati—benevolent, transcendent, and the ultimate recipient and regulator of all sacred acts, beyond mere ritual formalism.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it highlights the Shaiva principle that outer yajña must be joined to inner discipline—Pāśupata-oriented surrender and purification—otherwise pride (pāśa) turns ritual into bondage rather than liberation.