Shloka 73

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

अपां निधिरधिष्ठानं विजयो जयकालवित् प्रतिष्ठितः प्रमाणज्ञो हिरण्यकवचो हरिः

Transliteration

apāṃ nidhiradhiṣṭhānaṃ vijayo jayakālavit pratiṣṭhitaḥ pramāṇajño hiraṇyakavaco hariḥ

Translation

هو كنزُ المياه وموضعُ الارتكاز. هو النصرُ بعينه، العارفُ باللحظةِ القويمة للظفر. ثابتٌ راسخ، يعلم المقاييسَ الحقّة—للواقع وللشعيرة. لابسٌ درعًا ذهبيًّا، هاري—مقيمًا كالباتي، الربّ الأعلى—يحمي الجميع.

Word by Word

• अपाम् (apām): of the waters

• निधिः (nidhiḥ): treasure, reservoir

• अधिष्ठानम् (adhiṣṭhānam): support, substratum

• विजयः (vijayaḥ): victory

• जय-काल-वित् (jaya-kāla-vit): knower of the time/season for victory

• प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ): firmly established, well-founded

• प्रमाण-ज्ञः (pramāṇa-jñaḥ): knower of valid means/measure, knower of right standards

• हिरण्य-कवचः (hiraṇya-kavacaḥ): having golden armor

• हरिः (hariḥ): Hari (the remover/protector

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, within a Sahasranama-style recitation)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the worshipped Lord as the adhiṣṭhāna (substratum) of all elements—especially the waters used in abhiṣeka—so Linga-puja is presented as honoring the cosmic support behind the rite, not merely the ritual materials.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati: firmly established, the ground of being, and the pramāṇa-jña—He alone perfectly knows the true measure of reality and dharma, guiding pashus beyond pasha through right knowledge and right order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it emphasizes proper timing and correct measure (jayakāla-vit, pramāṇa-jña) in worship—key to disciplined Shiva-puja; yogically, it points to steadiness (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) and discernment as marks of Pashupata-oriented practice.