Shloka 141

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

भूतभव्यभवन्नाथः प्रभवो भ्रान्तिनाशनः अर्थो ऽनर्थो महाकोशः परकार्यैकपण्डितः

Transliteration

bhūtabhavyabhavannāthaḥ prabhavo bhrāntināśanaḥ artho 'nartho mahākośaḥ parakāryaikapaṇḍitaḥ

Translation

هو ربُّ الماضي والمستقبل والحاضر؛ المصدرُ الأوّل الذي يُبيدُ الضلال. هو المعنى الحقّ، وهو أيضًا ما يبدو بلا معنى؛ الخزانةُ العظمى لكلّ القوى والمعارف؛ والحكيمُ الأسمى في إنجاز خير الآخرين.

Word by Word

• भूत (bhūta): the past/what has been

• भव्य (bhavya): the future/what is to be

• भवत् (bhavat): the present/what is

• नाथः (nāthaḥ): Lord, protector (Pati)

• प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ): origin, source, supreme cause

• भ्रान्ति (bhrānti): delusion, भ्रम

• नाशनः (nāśanaḥ): destroyer, remover

• अर्थः (arthaḥ): meaning, purpose, true value

• अनर्थः (anarthaḥ): what is purposeless, misfortune/that which seems meaningless

• महाकोशः (mahākośaḥ): great treasury, vast storehouse

• परकार्य (parakārya): the work/welfare of others

• एक (eka): alone, singularly

• पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ): wise one, adept, knower

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as approaching Shiva as Pati—the timeless Lord and source—whose grace destroys bhranti (delusion) and reveals artha (true purpose), turning the devotee away from anartha (bondage-producing pursuits).

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

Shiva is presented as the transcendent cause (prabhava) who pervades time (past–present–future) and as the remover of भ्रम; he contains all capacities as a mahākośa, and his wisdom naturally expresses as compassion through benefiting others.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to jñāna-oriented Pashupata discipline: dissolving bhranti through Shiva-smaraṇa and mantra-japa (Sahasranama recitation) so the pashu moves from anartha toward artha under the guidance of Pati.