Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अहं वामाङ्गजो ब्रह्मन् शङ्करस्य महात्मनः भवान् भवस्य देवस्य दक्षिणाङ्गभवः स्वयम्

Transliteration

ahaṃ vāmāṅgajo brahman śaṅkarasya mahātmanaḥ bhavān bhavasya devasya dakṣiṇāṅgabhavaḥ svayam

Translation

โอ พราหมณ์! เราบังเกิดจากเบื้องซ้ายแห่งพระศังกรผู้มหาจิต ส่วนท่านเองบังเกิดจากเบื้องขวาแห่งเทพภวะ (พระศิวะ)

Word by Word

• अहम्: I

• वाम-अङ्ग-जः: born from the left side

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (address to Brahmā or a venerable sage)

• शङ्करस्य: of Śaṅkara

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one

• भवान्: you

• भवस्य: of Bhava (Śiva)

• देवस्य: of the Deva, the Lord

• दक्षिण-अङ्ग-भवः: born from the right side

• स्वयम्: indeed, oneself/yourself

Speaker

A Shiva-born divine being (left-side emanation) addressing Brahman (Brahma) within Suta’s narration

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara
• Bhava
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-devotion in Shiva-tattva: the Linga signifies Pati (Śiva) as the source from whom differentiated powers and beings emanate, making worship a return to the causal Lord rather than mere reverence to a created deity.

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

Shiva is presented as Bhava/Śaṅkara, the supreme Pati, from whose own being (left and right aspects) arise distinct manifestations—indicating that plurality proceeds from the One Lord without diminishing His transcendence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports Pāśupata-oriented contemplation: meditate on Pati (Śiva) as the inner source of all powers and forms, using Linga-pūjā and jñāna-bhāvanā to loosen pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).