Shloka 34

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

सर्वप्रणयसंवादी वृषाङ्को वृषवाहनः ईशः पिनाकी खट्वाङ्गी चित्रवेषश्चिरन्तनः

Transliteration

sarvapraṇayasaṃvādī vṛṣāṅko vṛṣavāhanaḥ īśaḥ pinākī khaṭvāṅgī citraveṣaścirantanaḥ

Translation

هو المتكلّم بمودّةٍ شاملة؛ له علامةُ الثور، والثورُ مركبُه. هو إيشا (Īśa) السيّد المتسلّط؛ پيناكي (Pinākī) حاملُ قوس پيناكا؛ خَطْوانغي (Khaṭvāṅgī) ممسكُ عصا الخَطْوانغا. ذو لباسٍ عجيب—إنه الأزليّ الأبديّ.

Word by Word

• sarva: all

• praṇaya: affection, loving devotion

• saṃvādī: one who converses/speaks in harmony

• vṛṣāṅkaḥ: bull-marked, bearing the bull as emblem

• vṛṣa-vāhanaḥ: whose vehicle is the bull (Nandin)

• īśaḥ: the Lord, Pati (supreme ruler)

• pinākī: bearer of Pināka (Shiva’s bow)

• khaṭvāṅgī: wielder of a khaṭvāṅga (skull-topped staff/club)

• citra-veṣaḥ: of marvelous/variegated attire or form

• cirantanaḥ: ancient, eternal

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; the verse functions as a Sahasranama-style litany of Shiva’s names)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nandi

FAQs

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

This verse serves as a Sahasranama-style invocation: by reciting Shiva’s epithets—Lordship (Īśa), his emblems (bull, Pināka), and his eternal nature—the worshipper aligns the mind with Pati (Shiva), loosening pasha (bondage) and sanctifying Linga-puja with mantra-bhāva.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati (Īśa), both immanent in loving communion (sarvapraṇayasaṃvādī) and transcendent as the Eternal (cirantanaḥ); his symbols (bull-emblem, Pināka, khaṭvāṅga) indicate sovereign power over dharma, ignorance, and death—guiding the pashu (bound soul) toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Primary practice is nāma-japa (recitation of Shiva’s names) as an anga of Linga-puja; yogically, it supports Pashupata orientation—fixing awareness on Pati through his defining marks (liṅga/cihna) and cultivating devotion that dissolves pasha.