Shloka 197
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
भूतभावनभावज्ञ सर्वभूताभिभावनम् | सर्वगं सर्वदं देवं पूजयामि पुरन्दर
bhūtabhāvanabhāvajña sarvabhūtābhibhāvanam | sarvagaṃ sarvadaṃ devaṃ pūjayāmi purandara ||
يُعلن شَكْرَا (إندرا) خضوعه: «يا بوراندرا، إنّي أعبد الإله الذي يُنشئ جميع الكائنات ويعلم خفايا ميولها؛ وهو الأساسُ الأخير الذي تُقهَر إليه الخلائق وتذوب؛ وهو الساري في كل مكان، القادر على منح كل عطية».
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
True worship is grounded in understanding the deity’s comprehensive sovereignty: the Lord generates and sustains beings, knows their inner intentions, and also presides over their dissolution; therefore devotion aligns the worshipper with cosmic order and moral accountability.
Śakra (Indra), speaking in praise, offers a stuti (hymn-like homage) to the supreme deity (Mahādeva/Śiva in context), acknowledging him as omniscient, all-pervading, and the universal giver, thereby affirming divine supremacy and seeking auspicious favor.