Shloka 9

विनायकोत्पत्तिः / ताण्डव-प्रसङ्गः (दारुक-वधः, काली-उत्पत्तिः, क्षेत्रपालोत्पत्तिः)

Devanagari script

भवतीं प्रार्थयाम्यद्य हिताय जगतां शुभे वधार्थं दारुकस्यास्य स्त्रीवध्यस्य वरानने

Transliteration

bhavatīṃ prārthayāmyadya hitāya jagatāṃ śubhe vadhārthaṃ dārukasyāsya strīvadhyasya varānane

Translation

ข้าแต่พระนางผู้เป็นมงคล เพื่อประโยชน์เกื้อกูลแก่โลกทั้งหลาย วันนี้ข้าพเจ้าขอวิงวอนพระนาง โอ้ผู้มีพักตร์งาม โปรดให้สำเร็จการสังหารทารุกะผู้นี้ ผู้ถูกกำหนดให้ถูกสตรีสังหาร

Word by Word

• भवतीम्: you (revered Lady)

• प्रार्थयामि: I request/I beseech

• अद्य: today/now

• हिताय: for the benefit

• जगताम्: of the worlds

• शुभे: O auspicious one

• वधार्थम्: for the purpose of slaying

• दारुकस्य: of Daruka

• अस्य: of this (one)

• स्त्रीवध्यस्य: of him who is to be slain by a woman/whose death is by a woman

• वरानने: O beautiful-faced one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal appeal to the Goddess/Shakti within the Daruka episode)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Goddess (Devi)

FAQs

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

It frames world-protection (loka-hita) as the purpose of divine intervention—Shiva’s grace operates through Shakti, reminding devotees that Linga worship seeks restoration of dharma and removal of pasha-like afflictions that harm the worlds.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati, the sovereign protector of beings, whose will is enacted through Shakti; the destruction of adharma (Daruka) is not mere violence but a compassionate act for universal welfare.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights prārthanā (devotional supplication) to Shakti for loka-kalyāṇa; in a Shaiva-Siddhanta lens, such prayer supports Pashupata-oriented discipline by aligning the pashu (soul) with Pati’s intent to cut bonds (pāśa) that manifest as oppression and disorder.