Shloka 84

Adhyaya 17: लिङ्गोद्भव—ब्रह्मविष्ण्वहङ्कार-शमनं, ओंकार-प्रादुर्भावः, मन्त्र-तत्त्वं च

Devanagari script

गायत्रीप्रभवं मन्त्रं हरितं वश्यकारकम् चतुर्विंशतिवर्णाढ्यं चतुष्कलमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

gāyatrīprabhavaṃ mantraṃ haritaṃ vaśyakārakam caturviṃśativarṇāḍhyaṃ catuṣkalamanuttamam

Translation

Một thần chú sinh từ Gāyatrī được truyền dạy: sắc xanh lục, mang năng lực vaśya (nhiếp phục, cảm ứng thiêng). Thần chú ấy đầy đủ hai mươi bốn âm tiết, có bốn kalā, và là vô thượng.

Word by Word

• गायत्री-प्रभवम्: arising from (derived from) Gāyatrī

• मन्त्रम्: mantra/sacred formula

• हरितम्: green-hued/associated with the green (harita) principle

• वश्य-कारकम्: producing vaśya (bringing under sacred influence/attraction)

• चतुर्विंशति-वर्ण-आढ्यम्: rich with twenty-four syllables/letters

• चतुष्-कलम्: having four kalās (quarters/powers)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed/supreme

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga tradition to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Liṅga-pūjā as mantra-centered: a Gāyatrī-derived formula with a defined syllable-structure (24) and fourfold potency (kalā) is presented as an unsurpassed support for concentrating devotion on Śiva as Pati.

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

By implying that the highest efficacy lies in turning consciousness toward Pati through mantra, it aligns with Śaiva Siddhānta’s view: Śiva-tattva is the supreme, unsurpassed reality, approached by disciplined upāsanā that loosens pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa and mantra-upāsanā in Liṅga-pūjā—using a metrically/phonemically defined formula (24 syllables) and meditating on its four kalās—serving as a Pāśupata-style method to steady the mind and intensify devotion.