Shloka 99

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

लिङ्गाध्यक्षः सुराध्यक्षः कालाध्यक्षो युगावहः बीजाध्यक्षो बीजकर्ता अध्यात्मानुगतो बलः

Transliteration

liṅgādhyakṣaḥ surādhyakṣaḥ kālādhyakṣo yugāvahaḥ bījādhyakṣo bījakartā adhyātmānugato balaḥ

Translation

তিনি লিঙ্গের অধিপতি, দেবগণের অধিপতি, কালের অধিপতি এবং যুগসমূহের বাহক। তিনি বীজের অধিপতি ও বীজের কর্তা; তিনি অধ্যাত্ম-অনুগত অন্তর্বল।

Word by Word

• लिङ्गाध्यक्षः: overlord/presiding lord of the Liṅga

• सुराध्यक्षः: overlord of the Devas

• कालाध्यक्षः: overseer of Time

• युगावहः: bearer/ordainer of the world-ages (yugas)

• बीजाध्यक्षः: overseer of the seed-principle (causal germ)

• बीजकर्ता: maker/creator of the seed

• अध्यात्म-अनुगतः: aligned with/operating through the inner Self (adhyātma)

• बलः: power, strength, sovereign potency

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies Shiva as Liṅgādhyakṣa—the presiding Lord of the Liṅga—so the Liṅga is not merely a symbol but the governed locus of Pati’s presence, worthy of worship as the supreme controller.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati: ruler of devas, time, and cosmic cycles, and also as the causal ground (bīja) and its maker—transcendent over creation yet immanent as the adhyātma-guiding inner power.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Adhyātma-oriented worship and Pashupata contemplation are implied: the practitioner turns inward to the indwelling Lord while performing Liṅga-pūjā, recognizing Shiva as the controller of kāla and the source-seed of all manifestation.