Shloka 27

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

सर्वगः सर्वदृक् शर्वः सर्वेशसदृशः प्रभुः सनारायणकैर् देवैः सेन्द्रचन्द्रदिवाकरैः

Transliteration

sarvagaḥ sarvadṛk śarvaḥ sarveśasadṛśaḥ prabhuḥ sanārāyaṇakair devaiḥ sendracandradivākaraiḥ

Translation

هو الساري في كل شيء، البصير بكل شيء؛ هو شَرْفا (Śarva)، الربّ السيّد، المماثل لربّ الجميع. تسبّحه الآلهة مع نارايانا، وكذلك إندرا والقمر والشمس، ويقتربون منه بخشوع.

Word by Word

• सर्वगः: all-pervading

• सर्वदृक्: all-seeing, omniscient witness

• शर्वः: Śarva (Shiva, the dissolver of bondage)

• सर्वेशसदृशः: equal to the Lord of all (supreme in lordship)

• प्रभुः: the sovereign, Pati (Lord)

• सनारायणकैः: together with (or accompanied by) Nārāyaṇa and his hosts

• देवैः: by the gods

• सेन्द्र: together with Indra

• चन्द्र: the Moon

• दिवाकरैः: the Sun (day-maker)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn/context of Deva praise within the Linga Purana narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narayana (Vishnu)
• Indra
• Chandra
• Surya

FAQs

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

By declaring Shiva as all-pervading (sarvagaḥ) and the sovereign Pati (prabhuḥ), the verse supports the Linga as the universal, non-localized sign of the Supreme—worthy of worship by all beings, including the Devas.

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

Shiva is presented as the omnipresent and omniscient Lord (sarvagaḥ, sarvadṛk), the supreme ruler beyond limitation (prabhuḥ), whose lordship is unsurpassed (sarveśasadṛśaḥ), indicating Pati who transcends and governs pashu and pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily highlights deva-vandana (hymnic praise) as a limb of Shiva-bhakti; yogically it implies inner-witness contemplation—meditating on Shiva as sarvadṛk (the all-seeing consciousness) to loosen pāśa (bondage).