Shloka 31

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

नमः पाशाय शस्त्राय नमस्त्वाभरणाय च हुताय उपहूताय प्रहुतप्राशिताय च

Transliteration

namaḥ pāśāya śastrāya namastvābharaṇāya ca hutāya upahūtāya prahutaprāśitāya ca

Translation

السجودُ لكَ بوصفكَ الباشا (Pāśa) قوةَ التقييد، وبوصفكَ السلاحَ الإلهي؛ السجودُ لكَ بوصفكَ الحُليةَ المقدّسة. السجودُ لكَ بوصفكَ مَن يُقَدَّم في النار؛ ومَن يُستدعى ويُقَدَّم زيادةً؛ ومَن يتقبّل القرابينَ المقرَّبة على الوجه الصحيح ويَتَناوَلُها.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutations

• pāśāya: to the noose/bond (pāśa—bondage that binds the paśu)

• śastrāya: to the weapon/divine implement (that cuts bondage)

• namas: salutations

• tvā: to You

• ābharaṇāya: to the ornament/adornment (auspicious insignia of the Lord)

• ca: and

• hutāya: to the One to whom oblations are offered (huta)

• upahūtāya: to the One additionally invoked/offered (upahūta)

• prahuta: duly/abundantly offered (prahuta)

• prāśitāya: to the One who eats/accepts/partakes (prāśita)

• ca: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a stotra within the Purva-Bhaga context of Shiva’s supremacy and worship)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-puja as both inner and outer worship: Shiva is the recipient of Vedic offerings (huta/upahuta/prahuta) while also being the power that binds (pāśa) and the power that liberates (śastra), teaching the devotee to seek His grace to transcend bondage.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as all-encompassing: He is immanent in ritual action as the enjoyer/acceptor of oblations, yet transcendent as Pati who governs the bonds (pāśa) of the paśu and wields the means (śastra) to sever them through anugraha (liberating grace).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it points to homa/offerings and formal invocation (āhvāna) within Shiva worship; yogically, it implies Pāśupata orientation—recognizing bondage (pāśa) and taking refuge in Shiva as the liberating power that cuts it.