Shloka 2

रक्तकल्पे वामदेवदर्शनं चतुर्कुमारोत्पत्तिः

Devanagari script

ध्यायतः पुत्रकामस्य ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः प्रादुर्भूतो महातेजाः कुमारो रक्तभूषणः

Transliteration

dhyāyataḥ putrakāmasya brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ prādurbhūto mahātejāḥ kumāro raktabhūṣaṇaḥ

Translation

پسر کی آرزو سے مراقبہ کرنے والے پرمیشٹھھی برہما کے سامنے ایک عظیم نور والا کُمار ظاہر ہوا، جو سرخ زیورات سے آراستہ تھا۔

Word by Word

• ध्यायतः: while meditating

• पुत्रकामस्य: desiring a son

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā

• परमेष्ठिनः: of Parameṣṭhin (the highest seated, cosmic ruler)

• प्रादुर्भूतः: manifested/appeared

• महातेजाः: of great splendor

• कुमारः: the youthful one (Kumāra)

• रक्तभूषणः: adorned with red ornaments

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Kumara

FAQs

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

It frames creation as arising from concentrated dhyāna and divine will; in Linga theology, such manifestation points to Pati’s (Shiva’s) sovereign power behind sṛṣṭi, which Linga worship seeks to realize through focused devotion.

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the motif of sudden prādurbhāva (manifestation) through tejas aligns with Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati whose śakti enables appearance, order, and the unfolding of beings within bondage (paśu–pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (meditative absorption) is highlighted—an inner discipline central to Shaiva sādhanā and resonant with Pāśupata-oriented practice where concentrated awareness becomes the basis for spiritual and cosmic transformation.