Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

युष्माभिर् वै कुमाराय तेन व्यासाय धीमते तस्मादहमुपश्रुत्य प्रवदामि सुविस्तरम्

Transliteration

yuṣmābhir vai kumārāya tena vyāsāya dhīmate tasmādahamupaśrutya pravadāmi suvistaram

Translation

మీరు నిజంగా కుమారునికి దీనిని ఉపదేశించారు; అతని ద్వారా అది ధీమంతుడైన వ్యాసునికి చేరింది. అందువల్ల ఆ ప్రామాణిక పరంపరలో విని, నేను ఇప్పుడు మీకు దీనిని విశదంగా వివరిస్తున్నాను।

Word by Word

• युष्माभिः: by you (venerable ones)

• वै: indeed

• कुमाराय: to Kumāra (Sanatkumāra)

• तेन: by him/through him

• व्यासाय: to Vyāsa

• धीमते: to the wise, discerning one

• तस्मात्: therefore

• अहम्: I

• उपश्रुत्य: having heard closely/received by listening

• प्रवदामि: I proclaim, I teach

• सुविस्तरम्: very elaborately, in great detail

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Kumara (Sanatkumara)
• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It establishes an authorized guru-paramparā (Kumāra → Vyāsa → later narrators), implying that Linga-pūjā and its meanings are to be received through faithful listening and proper transmission, not invention.

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

Indirectly, it frames Shiva-tattva as a revealed teaching preserved by lineage: the Pati (Śiva) is known through śruti-like reception (upaśruti) and disciplined exposition, safeguarding correct understanding against pasha-born confusion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice emphasized is śravaṇa (reverent listening) as a foundational sādhana—an entry into Shaiva discipline that supports later Pāśupata-yoga and Linga-pūjā vidhi taught in the Purāṇa.