Shloka 81

Adhyaya 17: लिङ्गोद्भव—ब्रह्मविष्ण्वहङ्कार-शमनं, ओंकार-प्रादुर्भावः, मन्त्र-तत्त्वं च

Devanagari script

हकार आत्मरूपं वै क्षकारः क्रोध उच्यते तं दृष्ट्वा उमया सार्धं भगवन्तं महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

hakāra ātmarūpaṃ vai kṣakāraḥ krodha ucyate taṃ dṛṣṭvā umayā sārdhaṃ bhagavantaṃ maheśvaram

Translation

พยางค์ “หะ” กล่าวกันว่าเป็นรูปแห่งอาตมันโดยแท้ ส่วนพยางค์ “กษะ” ถูกประกาศว่าเป็นนัยแห่งความพิโรธ ครั้นได้เห็นพระภควานมหेशวรพร้อมด้วยอุมา…

Word by Word

• हकारः (hakāraḥ): the syllable ‘ha’

• आत्मरूपम् (ātmarūpam): the form of the Self/Ātman

• वै (vai): indeed

• क्षकारः (kṣakāraḥ): the syllable ‘kṣa’

• क्रोधः (krodhaḥ): wrath, fierce energy

• उच्यते (ucyate): is said/declared

• तम् (tam): him/that (Lord)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• उमया (umayā): with Umā (Pārvatī)

• सार्धम् (sārdham): together

• भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam): the Blessed Lord

• महेश्वरम् (maheśvaram): Maheśvara, the Great Lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages; internal scene describes the vision of Shiva with Umā)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma
• Maheshvara
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It links Linga-darśana (beholding Mahādeva with Umā) to mantra-artha: the syllable ‘ha’ points to Shiva as the inner Self, while ‘kṣa’ indicates fierce krodha/tejas—suggesting that worship integrates शांत (inner Self) and उग्र (transformative power) aspects of the Lord.

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

Shiva is indicated as Ātmarūpa (the very Self) and also as the sovereign of fierce power (krodha as controlled divine energy). Seen with Umā, it implies Shiva-tattva is inseparable from Śakti—Pati revealed as both transcendent Self and immanent dynamic force.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative practice: during darśana or pūjā of the Linga, the sādhaka reflects on syllable-meanings (bīja/mantra-artha), sublimating krodha (bonding impulse of the paśu) into disciplined tejas aligned to Pati—an inner move consistent with Pāśupata-oriented transformation.