Shloka 43

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

सगणः सर्वदः शर्वः सर्वलोकमहेश्वरः प्रार्थितश्चैव देवेन ब्रह्मणा भगवान् भवः

Transliteration

sagaṇaḥ sarvadaḥ śarvaḥ sarvalokamaheśvaraḥ prārthitaścaiva devena brahmaṇā bhagavān bhavaḥ

Translation

Stets von seinen Gaṇas umgeben, ist er der Spender aller Gaben; er ist Śarva, der alles vernichtende Herr; der große Herr aller Welten. Auch dieser selige Bhava (Śiva) wurde vom Gott Brahmā angefleht.

Word by Word

• सगणः: attended by the gaṇas (divine hosts)

• सर्वदः: giver of all (boons, attainments)

• शर्वः: Śarva, the destroyer/remover (of bonds and impurities)

• सर्वलोकमहेश्वरः: Great Lord of all worlds

• प्रार्थितः: entreated, supplicated

• च एव: and indeed

• देवेन: by the god

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• भवः: Bhava, Śiva (the Lord of becoming who grants liberation beyond becoming)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s epithets within the Linga Purana’s Sahasranama context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva as Sarvada and Sarvaloka-Maheśvara—the supreme Pati who grants all attainments; thus Linga-worship is presented as direct approach to the Lord who both bestows worldly boons and removes bondage.

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

Śiva is depicted as the sovereign of all worlds, attended by gaṇas, and as Śarva who dissolves limitation—indicating the Siddhāntic Pati who rules creation while also destroying pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse is stotra-centric: recitation/remembering of Śiva’s names (nāma-japa) as a Shaiva practice, supporting devotion that ripens into Pāśupata orientation—seeking grace from Pati through praise and supplication.