Shloka 8

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणो ऽधिपते तुभ्यं ब्रह्मणे ब्रह्मरूपिणे नमो ब्रह्माधिपतये शिवं मे ऽस्तु सदाशिव

Transliteration

brahmaṇo 'dhipate tubhyaṃ brahmaṇe brahmarūpiṇe namo brahmādhipataye śivaṃ me 'stu sadāśiva

Translation

Verehrung Dir, dem Herrn über Brahmā — Du bist Brahman selbst, und Deine Gestalt ist Brahman. Ehrerbietung dem Souverän Brahmās; möge mir Heil und Gunst zuteilwerden, o Sadāśiva.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ): of Brahmā / of the creator-principle

• अधिपते (adhipate): O overlord, sovereign

• तुभ्यम् (tubhyam): to You

• ब्रह्मणे (brahmaṇe): to Brahman / to the Absolute

• ब्रह्मरूपिणे (brahmarūpiṇe): whose form is Brahman

• नमः (namaḥ): salutation, homage

• ब्रह्माधिपतये (brahmādhipataye): to the Lord of Brahmā

• शिवम् (śivam): auspiciousness, благополучие

• मे (me): for me, to me

• अस्तु (astu): may it be

• सदाशिव (sadāśiva): O Sadāśiva (the ever-auspicious Supreme Shiva).

Speaker

Brahma (within Suta’s narration to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Sadashiva
• Brahman

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the supreme Pati—lord even of Brahmā—so Linga worship is not merely devotional but recognition of the Absolute (Brahman) manifest as Sadāśiva.

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

Shiva is identified with Brahman (brahmaṇe, brahmarūpiṇe) while also remaining the transcendent sovereign (brahmādhipati), indicating Sadāśiva as both immanent reality and the ruler beyond the creator-principle.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Stuti (praise) as a form of inner worship: the yogic act of śaraṇāgati (surrender) to Pati, seeking śivam—auspiciousness that culminates in release of the pashu from pāśa.