Shloka 59

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

इन्द्राणीं चैव चामुण्डां वीरभद्रसमन्विताम् विघ्नेशेन च यो धीमान् शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

indrāṇīṃ caiva cāmuṇḍāṃ vīrabhadrasamanvitām vighneśena ca yo dhīmān śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt

Translation

ผู้ภักดีผู้มีปัญญา หากเพ่งระลึกถึงอินทราณีและจามุณฑา พร้อมด้วยวีรภัทรและวิฆเนศ ด้วยความเคารพศรัทธา ย่อมบรรลุศิวสายุชยะ คือความเป็นหนึ่งเดียวอย่างสมบูรณ์กับพระศิวะ

Word by Word

• इन्द्राणीम् (indrāṇīm): Indrāṇī, consort of Indra

• चैव (caiva): and indeed

• चामुण्डाम् (cāmuṇḍām): Cāmuṇḍā, a fierce Śakti-form

• वीरभद्र-समन्विताम् (vīrabhadra-samanvitām): accompanied by Vīrabhadra

• विघ्नेशेन (vighneśena): with Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa), Lord of obstacles

• च (ca): and

• यः (yaḥ): who

• धीमान् (dhīmān): wise/discerning one

• शिव-सायुज्यम् (śiva-sāyujyam): union/identity with Śiva (liberating communion)

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt): may attain.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Indrani
• Chamunda
• Virabhadra
• Vighnesha
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: remembering Śiva’s attendant powers—Śakti-forms, Vīrabhadra, and Vighneśa—supports obstacle-free Śiva-upāsanā and culminates in śiva-sāyujya, the liberating fruit of Linga-centered devotion.

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

Śiva is presented as Pati, the liberator who grants sāyujya. The mention of Śakti-forms and gaṇa-deities indicates Śiva-tattva as inseparable from Śakti (power) while remaining the supreme ground of liberation for the paśu (bound soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Devatā-smaraṇa (contemplative remembrance) as an aṅga of Śiva-bhakti/Pāśupata-oriented upāsanā—invoking Vighneśa for removal of vighnas and honoring Śiva’s śakti and gaṇas to steady the sādhana toward mokṣa.