Shloka 103

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

उपसर्गेषु सर्वेषु त्रायस्वास्मान् गणाधिप एकादशात्मन् भगवान् वर्तते रूपवान् हरः

Transliteration

upasargeṣu sarveṣu trāyasvāsmān gaṇādhipa ekādaśātman bhagavān vartate rūpavān haraḥ

Translation

Sa bawat kapahamakan, iligtas Mo kami, O Panginoon ng mga Gaṇa. O Mapalad na may labing-isang kalikasan—si Hara, ang maningning na Panginoon, ay nananahan magpakailanman sa anyong may katawan.

Word by Word

• उपसर्गेषु: in calamities/afflictions

• सर्वेषु: in all

• त्रायस्व: protect (save)

• अस्मान्: us

• गणाधिप: O leader of the Gaṇas (Gaṇeśa/Shiva as Gaṇapati)

• एकादशात्मन्: of elevenfold essence (eleven Rudras/eleven aspects)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• वर्तते: exists/abides/is present

• रूपवान्: possessing form, radiant

• हरः: Hara (Shiva, remover of bondage and sorrow)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a protective prayer within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas
• Rudras

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-bhakti as śaraṇāgati (refuge): the devotee, as pashu, seeks the protecting grace of Pati (Hara) to remove upasargas and restore auspiciousness for worship.

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

Shiva is invoked as Gaṇādhipa and Ekādaśātman—one Lord manifesting as the eleven Rudra-aspects—yet personally present (rūpavān) and actively abiding to protect beings from pasha-driven suffering.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Upasarga-śānti through Rudra-smaraṇa: a protective invocation aligned with Pāśupata orientation—turning the mind from fear to devotion, requesting Shiva’s anugraha (grace) to cut bonds and obstacles.