Shloka 44
उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना
श्रेयो ऽपि शैलराजेन संबन्धो ऽयं तवापि च तव पाद्मे समुद्भूतः कल्पे नाभ्यंबुजादहम्
śreyo 'pi śailarājena saṃbandho 'yaṃ tavāpi ca tava pādme samudbhūtaḥ kalpe nābhyaṃbujādaham
汝与山中王之此缘，实为吉祥；亦确与汝相系。因为在此劫中，我于汝之莲华中出现——自脐莲而生。
Brahma (within Suta’s narration to the sages)
FAQs
It frames cosmic origins as arising from a divinely ordained sambandha (sacred relation), supporting the Shaiva view that all manifestation proceeds under Pati’s (Shiva’s) auspicious governance—hence Linga worship aligns the pashu with that primordial order.
By emphasizing auspicious sambandha and emergence within the lotus of cosmic order, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as the auspicious ground (śreyaḥ) behind creation—Pati who enables origination while remaining the sovereign principle beyond it.
No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative (dhyāna): meditate on the kalpa-origin and the navel-lotus birth as a cosmological support for Pashupata orientation—seeing the self (pashu) as dependent on Pati for arising and release from pasha.