Shloka 10

ऋषिकृत-रुद्रस्तुतिः तथा संहाराग्नि-प्रश्नः

Kāma–Krodha–Lobha and the Fire of Dissolution

Devanagari script

महासंहरणे प्राप्ते त्वया देव कृतात्मना करं ललाटे संविध्य वह्निरुत्पादितस्त्वया

Transliteration

mahāsaṃharaṇe prāpte tvayā deva kṛtātmanā karaṃ lalāṭe saṃvidhya vahnirutpāditastvayā

Translation

Khi đại hủy diệt (mahā-saṃhāra) gần kề, hỡi Deva—Ngài vững vàng trong tự chế—đặt bàn tay lên trán, và chính Ngài đã khiến ngọn lửa bừng sinh. Như vậy, Đấng Chủ Tể là Pati hiển lộ saṃhāra-śakti, năng lực tiêu dung mọi dây trói (pāśa) và các thế giới đúng vào thời khắc đã định.

Word by Word

• mahā-saṃharaṇe: at the great dissolution

• prāpte: having arrived/when it came

• tvayā: by you

• deva: O god, O shining Lord

• kṛta-ātmanā: by one whose self is disciplined/realized

• karam: the hand

• lalāṭe: on the forehead

• saṃvidhya: placing/touching/pressing together

• vahniḥ: fire, flame

• utpāditaḥ: produced, manifested

• tvayā: by you

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal account of Shiva’s act during saṃhāra)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as the supreme Pati whose fiery power governs pralaya; Linga worship remembers this transcendent Lord beyond creation and dissolution, anchoring the devotee in the imperishable Shiva-tattva.

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

Shiva is shown as self-controlled (kṛtātmā) and sovereign over cosmic functions; the emergence of fire from his own being signifies his independent śakti, by which worlds and bondage are withdrawn at saṃhāra.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The imagery points to inner agni and mastery of consciousness centered at the forehead—suggestive of Pashupata-oriented inward absorption where the yogin seeks to burn impurities (mala) and loosen pāśa through Shiva-focused meditation.