Shloka 45

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

Devanagari script

वामां रौद्रीं महामायां वैष्णवीं वारिजेक्षणाम् कलां विकिरिणीं चैव कालीं कमलवासिनीम्

Transliteration

vāmāṃ raudrīṃ mahāmāyāṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ vārijekṣaṇām kalāṃ vikiriṇīṃ caiva kālīṃ kamalavāsinīm

Translation

我奉请左向之力——婆摩（Vāmā），奉请鲁陀罗之猛烈能量——饶德丽（Raudrī），奉请大幻化者——摩诃摩耶（Mahāmāyā），奉请遍满一切、莲华眼的毗湿奴之力——毗湿那毗（Vaiṣṇavī）；又奉请光明之分力——迦罗（Kalā），向十方散放光芒；并奉请住于莲华的迦梨（Kālī）。当观此诸种圣母Śakti，皆与主宰Pati——湿婆（Śiva）不二不离。

Word by Word

• वामाम् (vāmām): Vāmā, the leftward/auspicious Śakti

• रौद्रीम् (raudrīm): Raudrī, the fierce Rudra-power

• महामायाम् (mahāmāyām): Mahāmāyā, the great power of manifestation/veiling

• वैष्णवीम् (vaiṣṇavīm): Vaiṣṇavī, the Viṣṇu-energy (preserving power)

• वारिजेक्षणाम् (vārijekṣaṇām): lotus-eyed

• कलाम् (kalām): a digit/portion of divine power, a ray-like potency

• विकिरिणीम् (vikiriṇīm): scattering/emanating (rays, energies)

• च एव (caiva): and indeed

• कालीम् (kālīm): Kālī, the dark/time-transcending Śakti

• कमलवासिनीम् (kamalavāsinīm): dwelling in the lotus (lotus-seated/lotus-abiding Goddess)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; within a hymn-like recitation)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Rudra
• Vishnu
• Kali

FAQs

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

It supplies contemplative names of Śakti to be invoked alongside the Liṅga, reinforcing that Liṅga-pūjā is worship of Pati (Śiva) together with His inseparable power (Śakti) that manifests, preserves, and dissolves.

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

By listing Raudrī, Mahāmāyā, Vaiṣṇavī, Kalā, and Kālī, the verse implies Śiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati whose one consciousness operates through multiple śaktis—veiling (māyā), radiance (kalā), preservation (vaiṣṇavī), and dissolution/time (kālī).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Name-recitation (nāma-japa) and dhyāna: during Liṅga-pūjā or Pāśupata-oriented meditation, the sādhaka contemplates these śaktis as energies binding or liberating the paśu, and offers worship to their source, Śiva.