Shloka 8

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

ऋक्षाणां प्रभवे तुभ्यं ग्रहाणां प्रभवे नमः वैद्युताशनिमेघानां गर्जितप्रभवे नमः

Transliteration

ṛkṣāṇāṃ prabhave tubhyaṃ grahāṇāṃ prabhave namaḥ vaidyutāśanimeghānāṃ garjitaprabhave namaḥ

Translation

নক্ষত্রমণ্ডলের উৎস আপনাকে নমস্কার, গ্রহসমূহের উৎসকে নমস্কার। বিদ্যুৎ, বজ্র ও মেঘের, এবং তাদের গর্জনের কারণকে নমস্কার॥

Word by Word

• ऋक्षाणाम्: of the constellations (nakṣatras)

• प्रभवे: to the source/origin

• तुभ्यम्: to You

• ग्रहाणाम्: of the planets (grahas)

• नमः: salutations

• वैद्युत: of lightning

• अशनि: thunderbolt

• मेघानाम्: of the clouds

• गर्जित: roaring/thunder

• प्रभवे: to the originating cause

• नमः: salutations

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a traditional Shiva-stuti within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It trains the devotee to worship Shiva as the Linga— the unconditioned Pati—behind all celestial powers, so planetary and atmospheric forces are approached as His manifestations rather than independent controllers.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as prabhava (originary causality): the one source from whom the order of stars, planets, and the energies of storm and thunder arise—showing Him as the inner governor (antaryāmin) of cosmic functions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A stuti-based upāsanā: offering namas while contemplating that grahas and natural powers are shaktis under Pati, which supports Pashupata-oriented detachment from pasha (fear, fate-fixation) and steadies japa/puja.