Shloka 127

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

प्रभासः पर्वतो वायुर् अर्यमा सविता रविः धृतिश्चैव विधाता च मान्धाता भूतभावनः

Transliteration

prabhāsaḥ parvato vāyur aryamā savitā raviḥ dhṛtiścaiva vidhātā ca māndhātā bhūtabhāvanaḥ

Translation

Er ist Prabhāsa, strahlender Glanz; Er ist der Berg, unerschütterliche Stütze; Er ist Vāyu, der Lebenshauch; Er ist Aryamā, edler Hüter der kosmischen Ordnung; Er ist Savitṛ und Ravi, der Antreiber und die Sonne. Er ist Dhṛti, innere Festigkeit, und Vidhātṛ, der Ordner. Er ist Māndhātṛ, Träger der Souveränität; und Er ist Bhūta-bhāvana, der Pati, der alle Wesen zur Erscheinung bringt und sie als ihr Herr nährt.

Word by Word

• प्रभासः: radiant one, splendor

• पर्वतः: mountain, firm support

• वायुः: wind, vital breath (prāṇa)

• अर्यमा: Aryaman, noble regulator/guardian

• सविता: Savitṛ, impeller of life and rites

• रविः: Ravi, the sun

• धृतिः: steadiness, sustaining power

• च एव: and indeed

• विधाता: ordainer, disposer of destinies

• च: and

• मान्धाता: sovereign upholder, protector-king

• भूतभावनः: producer and nourisher of beings

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Linga signifies the one Pati who appears as all sustaining powers—light, breath, stability, and cosmic governance—so worship is directed to the single Lord behind every divine function.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as the inner reality of Vedic deities and forces (sun, wind, ordainer), indicating that all order and vitality arise from the same supreme Lord who manifests and nurtures all beings.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative practice is implied: meditate on Shiva in the Linga as prāṇa (Vāyu) and as dhṛti (steadfastness), stabilizing the pashu (individual soul) and loosening pasha (bondage) through one-pointed devotion.