Shloka 122

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

श्रीपितामह उवाच प्रसीद देवदेवेश प्रसीद परमेश्वर प्रसीद जगतां नाथ प्रसीदानन्ददाव्यय

Transliteration

śrīpitāmaha uvāca prasīda devadeveśa prasīda parameśvara prasīda jagatāṃ nātha prasīdānandadāvyaya

Translation

Đức Pitāmaha (Brahmā) thưa rằng: “Xin Ngài đoái thương, ô Đấng Chúa tể của chư thiên; xin Ngài đoái thương, ô Đấng Tối Thượng. Xin Ngài đoái thương, ô Chủ tể muôn cõi; xin Ngài đoái thương, ô Đấng bất hoại ban lạc an.”

Word by Word

• śrī-pitāmahaḥ: the revered Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

• uvāca: said

• prasīda: be gracious / show favor

• deva-deva-īśa: O Lord of gods

• prasīda: be gracious

• parama-īśvara: O Supreme Lord

• prasīda: be gracious

• jagatām: of the worlds

• nātha: O protector/master

• prasīda: be gracious

• ānanda-da: giver of bliss

• avyaya: imperishable/unchanging

Speaker

Brahma (Pitamaha)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames worship as a direct plea for Śiva’s prasāda (grace), implying that realization and auspiciousness in Linga-upāsanā arise primarily from the Pati’s favor rather than from mere ritual performance.

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

Śiva is praised as Devadeveśa and Parameśvara (supreme sovereign), Jagannātha (cosmic Lord), and Avyaya Ānandada—unchanging reality who alone bestows enduring bliss, aligning with Shaiva Siddhānta’s Pati as the transcendent source of anugraha (saving grace).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is stuti and śaraṇāgati (devotional surrender): repeated “prasīda” functions as a mantra-like supplication, emphasizing that Pāśupata-oriented liberation depends on Śiva’s anugraha that loosens pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).