Shloka 63

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

पश्यति ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्रयमाग्निवरुणादिकान् ग्रहनक्षत्रताराश् च भुवनानि सहस्रशः

Transliteration

paśyati brahmaviṣṇvindrayamāgnivaruṇādikān grahanakṣatratārāś ca bhuvanāni sahasraśaḥ

Translation

ويرى براهما وفيشنو وإندرا ويَما وأغني وفارونا وسائرَ الآلهة؛ كما يرى الكواكبَ ومنازلَ القمر والنجومَ—بل العوالمَ بالآلاف. (وتنشأ هذه الرؤية حين يُرفَعُ الـpaśu فوقَ الـpāśa بنعمةِ الـPati، شيفا.)

Word by Word

• पश्यति: he sees/beholds

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā

• विष्णु: Viṣṇu

• इन्द्र: Indra

• यम: Yama

• अग्नि: Agni (Fire-god)

• वरुण: Varuṇa

• आदिकान्: and others beginning with (i.e., the rest)

• ग्रह: planets (cosmic seizers)

• नक्षत्र: lunar mansions/asterisms

• ताराः: stars

• च: and

• भुवनानि: worlds/realms

• सहस्रशः: by the thousands, in countless multitudes

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Indra
• Yama
• Agni
• Varuna

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upāsanā as a gateway to śiva-darśana: through devotion to the Linga (Pati’s emblem), the practitioner gains an expanded vision that comprehends devas, cosmic forces, and countless worlds as ordered within Śiva’s sovereignty.

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

By implying that such all-encompassing vision is possible, it points to Śiva-tattva as the supreme Pati who contains and governs Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the devatā network, along with time-cycles expressed as grahas and nakṣatras—revealing a reality where all powers are encompassed in Śiva’s cosmic lordship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily signals yogic fruition—divya-dṛṣṭi (spiritual sight) arising from Pāśupata-oriented discipline and Śiva’s anugraha; ritually, it aligns with steady Linga-pūjā and dhyāna that purify the pashu and loosen pāśa (bondage).