Shloka 15

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

सप्तपातालपादस्त्वं धराजघनमेव च वासांसि सागराः सप्त दिशश्चैव महाभुजाः

Transliteration

saptapātālapādastvaṃ dharājaghanameva ca vāsāṃsi sāgarāḥ sapta diśaścaiva mahābhujāḥ

Translation

Du bist Der, dessen Füße die sieben Pātālas sind; die Masse der Erde ist dein eigener Leib. Die sieben Ozeane sind deine Gewänder, und die sieben Richtungen sind deine mächtigen Arme.

Word by Word

• सप्त: seven

• पाताल: netherworlds

• पादः: feet

• त्वम्: you

• धरा: earth

• जघनम्: hips/loins (rear part of the body)

• एव: indeed

• च: and

• वासांसि: garments/robes

• सागराः: oceans

• सप्त: seven

• दिशः: directions/quarters

• च एव: and indeed

• महाभुजाः: great arms/mighty-armed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva
• Pati
• Pashu
• Pasha

FAQs

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

It trains the devotee to see the Linga as the sign (liṅga) of the all-pervading Pati—Shiva whose presence fills the worlds—so worship is not merely local ritual but cosmic recognition.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as immanent in the cosmos: the netherworlds, earth, oceans, and directions are His limbs, indicating the Lord as the inner support and ruler of all states of existence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhyāna (contemplative) practice aligned with Pāśupata orientation: meditate on Shiva as the cosmic body so the pashu (soul) loosens pasha (bondage) through expanded awareness and devotion.