Shloka 151

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

अमृत्युः सर्वदृक् सिंहस् तेजोराशिर् महामणिः असंख्येयो ऽप्रमेयात्मा वीर्यवान् कार्यकोविदः

Transliteration

amṛtyuḥ sarvadṛk siṃhas tejorāśir mahāmaṇiḥ asaṃkhyeyo 'prameyātmā vīryavān kāryakovidaḥ

Translation

هو الذي لا يموت، البصيرُ بكلّ شيء؛ أسدُ الكائنات؛ كتلةٌ من الإشراق الإلهي، الجوهرةُ العظمى. هو فوق العدّ، وذاته غيرُ قابلةٍ للقياس؛ ذو بأسٍ وسلطان، كاملُ المهارة في إنجاز كلّ المقاصد.

Word by Word

• अमृत्युः: deathless/immortal

• सर्वदृक्: all-seeing/omniscient witness

• सिंहः: lion (supreme, fearless)

• तेजोराशिः: heap/mass of splendor (pure radiance)

• महामणिः: great jewel (supreme precious reality)

• असंख्येयः: innumerable/beyond counting

• अप्रमेयात्मा: whose essence (ātman) is immeasurable/unknowable by mere measures

• वीर्यवान्: possessed of divine vigor/potency (śakti/tejas)

• कार्यकोविदः: expert in action, skilful in accomplishing cosmic and liberating purposes

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga as the sign of the Deathless, all-seeing Pati—pure radiance (tejorāśi) and the supreme jewel—so worship becomes contemplation of Shiva’s immeasurable reality rather than a merely material symbol.

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

Shiva is presented as amṛtyu (beyond death), sarvadṛk (omniscient witness), and aprameyātmā (immeasurable essence), indicating the transcendent Pati who nonetheless acts with perfect competence (kāryakovida) for creation, protection, dissolution, and grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative Pashupata-oriented practice is implied: meditate on Shiva as the all-seeing, deathless light (tejas) and surrender pasha-bound pashu-identity to the immeasurable Pati during japa or Linga-puja.