Shloka 11

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

प्रसीद त्वं जगन्नाथ शरण्यं शरणं गतः वैकुण्ठ शौरे सर्वज्ञ वासुदेव महाभुज

Transliteration

prasīda tvaṃ jagannātha śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ vaikuṇṭha śaure sarvajña vāsudeva mahābhuja

Translation

Sei gnädig, o Herr der Welten. Zu Dir, dem Zufluchtsort aller, habe ich Zuflucht genommen. O Vaikuṇṭha, o Śauri, o allwissender Vāsudeva mit mächtigen Armen — gewähre mir Schutz.

Word by Word

• प्रसीद (prasīda): be gracious, show mercy

• त्वं (tvaṃ): you

• जगन्नाथ (jagannātha): Lord of the world(s)

• शरण्यम् (śaraṇyam): worthy of refuge, the refuge

• शरणं (śaraṇaṃ): shelter, protection

• गतः (gataḥ): having gone to, having taken (refuge)

• वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha): Lord of Vaikuṇṭha (epithet of the Supreme Lord)

• शौरे (śaure): descendant of Śūra, heroic Lord (epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

• सर्वज्ञ (sarvajña): all-knowing, omniscient

• वासुदेव (vāsudeva): Vāsudeva (Supreme indwelling Lord)

• महाभुज (mahābhuja): mighty-armed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a devotional supplication within the Purana’s discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva (Supreme Lord)
• Vaikuntha
• Shauri
• Jagannatha

FAQs

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

It models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): the devotee approaches the Supreme as the only shelter—an inner posture essential to Linga-pūjā, where worship culminates in seeking anugraha (divine grace) rather than mere boons.

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

Though voiced with Vaishnava epithets (Vaikuṇṭha, Śauri, Vāsudeva), the Purāṇic intent aligns with Shaiva Siddhānta: the one Supreme Pati is omniscient and the universal refuge; names differ, but the sought reality is the same sovereign Lord who grants liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is devotional surrender (bhakti-yukta śaraṇāgati), a core limb supporting Pāśupata-oriented discipline: the pashu relinquishes egoic agency and depends on the Lord’s grace to cut pāśa (bondage).