Shloka 13

Mahādeva’s Boon: Unwavering Bhakti, Tri-functional Cosmos, and the Supratiṣṭhā of Liṅga-Arcā

Devanagari script

संमोहं त्यज भो विष्णो पालयैनं पितामहम् पाद्मे भविष्यति सुतः कल्पे तव पितामहः

Transliteration

saṃmohaṃ tyaja bho viṣṇo pālayainaṃ pitāmaham pādme bhaviṣyati sutaḥ kalpe tava pitāmahaḥ

Translation

اے وِشنو! یہ فریبِ نظر چھوڑ دو اور اس پِتامہ برہما کی حفاظت کرو۔ پدم-کلپ میں وہ پھر تمہارا بیٹا ہوگا، اور اسی کلپ کے چکر میں تمہارا پِتامہ بھی کہلائے گا۔

Word by Word

• saṃmोहम्: delusion, bewilderment

• tyaja: abandon, give up

• bho: O (vocative particle)

• viṣṇo: O Viṣṇu

• pālaya: protect, preserve

• enam: this one (him)

• pitāmaham: the Grandfather (Brahmā)

• pādme: in the Padma (kalpa)

• bhaviṣyati: will become

• sutaḥ: son

• kalpe: in (a) kalpa, aeon

• tava: your

• pitāmahaḥ: grandsire/grandfather

Speaker

Brahma (addressing Vishnu within Suta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames Brahmā and Viṣṇu as role-bound within kalpas—shifting as son and grandsire—implying that the steadfast refuge is the transcendent Pati (Śiva) worshipped as the Liṅga beyond cyclical status.

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

By highlighting the relativity of Brahmā–Viṣṇu identities across kalpas, it indirectly points to Śiva-tattva as the unchanging ground: Pati, untouched by saṃmoha (delusion) and not confined to cosmic offices.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is saṃmoha-tyāga—renunciation of delusion, a core Pāśupata-oriented discipline where the paśu (soul) loosens pāśa (bondage) through right discernment and devotion to Pati.