Shloka 154

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

महेष्वासो महीभर्ता निष्कलङ्को विशृङ्खलः द्युमणिस् तरणिर् धन्यः सिद्धिदः सिद्धिसाधनः

Transliteration

maheṣvāso mahībhartā niṣkalaṅko viśṛṅkhalaḥ dyumaṇis taraṇir dhanyaḥ siddhidaḥ siddhisādhanaḥ

Translation

هو صاحبُ القوس العظيم، حامِلُ الأرض وسيّدُها. منزَّهٌ عن الدنس، غيرُ مقيَّد؛ يلمع كالجوهرة المتلألئة وكالشمس. مباركٌ في ذاته، يهبُ السِّدْهي (siddhi) وهو نفسُ الوسيلة التي بها تُنال السِّدْهي.

Word by Word

• महेष्वासः: great-armed archer, master of the mighty bow

• महीभर्ता: bearer/supporter of the earth, lord of the world

• निष्कलङ्कः: stainless, free from blemish (nirdoṣa)

• विशृङ्खलः: unchained, unbound (free from pāśa/bondage)

• द्युमणिः: radiant jewel, luminous one

• तरणिः: the sun, the one who carries (across) darkness

• धन्यः: blessed, auspicious, giver of dharma-fortune

• सिद्धिदः: bestower of siddhis (spiritual attainments)

• सिद्धिसाधनः: the means/instrument of siddhi, the very practice-path as Pati

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s epithets to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

By calling Shiva “stainless” and “unbound,” the verse points to the Linga as the sign of the transcendent Pati—pure consciousness beyond all limitation—worthy of worship as the source of auspiciousness and liberation.

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

Shiva is presented as niṣkalaṅka (free of defect) and viśṛṅkhala (beyond bonds), indicating the Siddhanta distinction: Pati is never a pashu bound by pasha; He is self-luminous (dyumaṇi, taraṇi) and the ground of all attainment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes siddhi through Shiva: in Pashupata-oriented sadhana, devotion to Shiva (Linga-puja, japa, dhyana) is both the means (siddhisādhana) and the grace-bestowing power (siddhida) leading ultimately to moksha rather than mere powers.