Shloka 51

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

त्वां बोधयितुकामेन क्रीडापूर्वं यदृच्छया आशु द्वाराणि सर्वाणि घाटितानि मयात्मनः

Transliteration

tvāṃ bodhayitukāmena krīḍāpūrvaṃ yadṛcchayā āśu dvārāṇi sarvāṇi ghāṭitāni mayātmanaḥ

Translation

ด้วยประสงค์จะปลุกให้เจ้าตื่นรู้ และเป็นบทนำแห่งการละเล่นโดยบังเอิญเอง เราจึงให้ปิดประตูทั้งปวงแห่งที่พำนักของเราโดยฉับพลัน

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you

• बोधयितुकामेन: with the desire to awaken (you)

• क्रीडापूर्वम्: as a playful prelude / in sport

• यदृच्छया: spontaneously / by chance (unpremeditatedly)

• आशु: quickly

• द्वाराणि: doors / gateways

• सर्वाणि: all

• घाटितानि: shut / closed / fastened

• मया: by me

• आत्मनः: of myself / of my own (dwelling or domain)

Speaker

Suta (outer narration; internal speaker describing a deliberate, playful act—contextually a divine agent)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva’s lila as pedagogical—He creates a controlled limitation (closing the “doors”) to turn awareness inward, a core mood behind Linga-upasana where the devotee withdraws from outward gates and abides in the sign of Pati.

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

Shiva-tattva appears as sovereign agency: He freely initiates concealment and awakening, showing mastery over openness/closure (anugraha and nigraha) to liberate the pashu from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is pratyahara-like withdrawal—closing the “doors” of the senses—supporting Pashupata-oriented inwardness that culminates in steadiness on the Linga as the locus of Pati.