Shloka 68

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

कालयोगी महानादो महोत्साहो महाबलः महाबुद्धिर् महावीर्यो भूतचारी पुरन्दरः

Transliteration

kālayogī mahānādo mahotsāho mahābalaḥ mahābuddhir mahāvīryo bhūtacārī purandaraḥ

Translation

هو كالا-يوغي (Kāla-yogī)؛ اليوغي الذي يسيطر على الزمان، وهو المها نادا (Mahā-nāda)؛ الصوت العظيم. ذو هِمّةٍ عظمى وقوّةٍ كبرى، وذو عقلٍ واسع وبأسٍ بطولي. يتحرّك بين جميع الكائنات، وبصفته بوراندرا (Purandara) «مُحطِّم الحصون» يهدم حصون الباشا (pāśa)، قيوداً متينة تحبس البَشو (paśu).

Word by Word

• kāla-yogī: the yogin united with/sovereign over Time

• mahā-nādaḥ: the great cosmic sound (primordial nāda)

• mahā-utsāhaḥ: of great ardour/initiative

• mahā-balaḥ: of great power/strength

• mahā-buddhiḥ: of great intellect/discernment

• mahā-vīryaḥ: of great valour/energy

• bhūta-cārī: moving among beings/spirits, pervading all creatures

• purandaraḥ: destroyer of fortresses, breaker of strongholds (of bondage)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

These names praise Shiva as the inner power of yoga (kālayogī) and the cosmic principle of nāda; in Linga worship, they frame the Linga as the sign of Pati—the Lord who empowers practice and dissolves bondage for the devotee.

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

Shiva is presented as transcending time while governing it, as the primal vibration (mahānāda), and as the supreme strength, intelligence, and vīrya that can break the ‘fortresses’ of limitation—revealing Him as Pati who liberates the pashu from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to time-transcending yogic absorption and nāda-oriented contemplation; it supports Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā where devotion and yoga are aimed at cutting bonds rather than merely gaining worldly power.