Shloka 44

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

महर्षिः कपिलाचार्यो विश्वदीप्तिस्त्रिलोचनः पिनाकपाणिर् भूदेवः स्वस्तिदः स्वस्तिकृत्सदा

Transliteration

maharṣiḥ kapilācāryo viśvadīptistrilocanaḥ pinākapāṇir bhūdevaḥ svastidaḥ svastikṛtsadā

Translation

هو الرِّشي العظيم؛ والمعلّم الموقَّر كَپِلا؛ والنورُ الذي يضيء الكون كلَّه؛ ذو العيون الثلاث؛ حاملُ قوسِ پيناكا؛ بْهُوديفا، المعبود كأنه «إلهُ الأرض»؛ واهبُ البِشرى والبركة؛ ودائمًا صانعُ السلامة والرفاه.

Word by Word

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ): great seer

• कपिलाचार्यः (kapilācāryaḥ): Kapila as the preceptor (supreme teacher-form)

• विश्वदीप्तिः (viśvadīptiḥ): universal radiance/illumination

• त्रिलोचनः (trilocanaḥ): the three-eyed Lord

• पिनाकपाणिः (pinākapāṇiḥ): he whose hand holds Pināka (Shiva’s bow)

• भूदेवः (bhūdevaḥ): lord/divinity of the earth (revered as the deity sustaining the world)

• स्वस्तिदः (svastidaḥ): giver of welfare/auspiciousness

• स्वस्तिकृत् (svastikṛt): maker/creator of welfare

• सदा (sadā): always, ever.

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kapila

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a meditative nama-list for Linga-puja: by naming Shiva as universal radiance (viśvadīpti) and the giver/maker of welfare (svastida, svastikṛt), the worshipper aligns the pashu (soul) toward the Pati for auspiciousness and protection.

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

Shiva is presented as both transcendent and immanent: the illuminating ground of the cosmos (viśvadīpti), the sovereign witness (trilocana), and the active lord who grants and establishes well-being (svastida/svastikṛt), indicating Pati’s power to loosen pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nama-japa and dhyāna are implied: reciting these epithets during Linga-archana or Pashupata-oriented contemplation cultivates svasti (inner and outer welfare) and steadies the practitioner toward Shiva-centered liberation.