Shloka 33

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

सैषा भगवती देवी मत्प्रसूतिः प्रतिष्ठिता चतुर्मुखी जगद्योनिः प्रकृतिर् गौः प्रतिष्ठिता

Transliteration

saiṣā bhagavatī devī matprasūtiḥ pratiṣṭhitā caturmukhī jagadyoniḥ prakṛtir gauḥ pratiṣṭhitā

Translation

她确是具福的女神，安立为使我出生之源。她具四面，为诸世界之胎藏；作为Prakṛti（本原自然）、宇宙之母牛，她坚固安住，为显现之基。

Word by Word

• sā eṣā: she indeed

• bhagavatī: blessed/divine

• devī: Goddess

• mat-prasūtiḥ: my progenitrix/the source of my birth

• pratiṣṭhitā: established/firmly set

• caturmukhī: four-faced

• jagad-yoniḥ: womb/source of the universe

• prakṛtiḥ: primordial Nature/material cause

• gauḥ: cow (symbol of nourishment and abundance)

• pratiṣṭhitā: established/grounded

Speaker

Brahma (within Suta’s narration to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Brahma
• Prakriti

FAQs

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

It frames Shakti/Prakṛti as the established womb of manifestation, implying that Linga worship honors not only Pati (Śiva) but also the grounded power (Śakti) through which creation becomes knowable and ritually approachable.

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

By highlighting Prakṛti as the cosmic basis, the verse supports a Shaiva Siddhanta reading where Pati (Śiva) remains the transcendent Lord, while the manifested cosmos proceeds through Shakti/Prakṛti as His dependent power—clarifying the distinction between Lord (Pati) and the field of manifestation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A direct ritual is not specified, but the teaching supports Pāśupata-style contemplation: discerning Pati from Prakṛti (and thus from Pāśa), using tattva-viveka as a yogic aid toward loosening bondage.