Shloka 49

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

स्वात्मानमपि देवाय सोदकं प्रददौ हरिः अथ सर्वे मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सर्ववेदार्थपारगाः

Transliteration

svātmānamapi devāya sodakaṃ pradadau hariḥ atha sarve muniśreṣṭhāḥ sarvavedārthapāragāḥ

Translation

哈利（毗湿奴）亦依法以水为供，乃至将自身奉献于天神（湿婆）。其后，诸最胜牟尼——已达一切吠陀义理彼岸者——亦皆赞同，并随行此归命之举。

Word by Word

• svātmānam: his own self

• api: even/also

• devāya: to the Deva (Śiva)

• sa-udakam (sodakam): together with water, with ritual water-offering

• pradadau: gave, offered

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)

• atha: then

• sarve: all

• muni-śreṣṭhāḥ: the foremost sages

• sarva-veda-artha-pāragāḥ: those who have mastered/crossed beyond the meanings of all the Vedas

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It highlights udaka-offering (ritual water) and the highest limb of worship—ātma-nivedana—where the devotee offers the very self to Śiva as Pati, not merely external gifts.

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

Śiva is presented as the Deva worthy of total surrender: the supreme Pati who receives the pashu’s self-offering and, by that grace-oriented relationship, loosens pasha (bondage) beyond mere ritual merit.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A simple but central Shiva-pūjā element—offering water (udaka)—is paired with the yogic-bhakti principle of self-surrender, a Pāśupata-aligned attitude where the pashu entrusts itself to Pati.