Shloka 62

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

राजा राज्योदयः कर्ता मृगबाणार्पणो घनः महातपा दीर्घतपा अदृश्यो धनसाधकः

Transliteration

rājā rājyodayaḥ kartā mṛgabāṇārpaṇo ghanaḥ mahātapā dīrghatapā adṛśyo dhanasādhakaḥ

Translation

Er ist der souveräne Herr; das Aufsteigen wahrer Herrschaft; der Handelnde, der alles zur Vollendung bringt. Ihm wird die Pfeil-Opfergabe des Jägers dargebracht; er ist der Dichte, der Allgegenwärtige. Er ist der große Asket, der Asket langen Ausharrens; der unsichtbare Herr und der Vollender des Gedeihens.

Word by Word

• राजा (rājā): Sovereign, supreme ruler

• राज्य-उदयः (rājya-udayaḥ): rise/manifestation of sovereignty, establishment of rightful rule (dharma)

• कर्ता (kartā): the doer, efficient cause, initiator of action

• मृग-बाण-अर्पणः (mṛga-bāṇa-arpaṇaḥ): he to whom the hunter’s arrow is offered/surrendered (the Lord who accepts even simple offerings)

• घनः (ghanaḥ): dense, compact, cloud-like

• महा-तपा (mahā-tapā): great practitioner of tapas (supreme ascetic power)

• दीर्घ-तपा (dīrgha-tapā): long-enduring in austerity, whose tapas is unbroken

• अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ): invisible, beyond sensory grasp

• धन-साधकः (dhanasādhakaḥ): accomplisher of wealth/prosperity, bestower of means and success

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s names to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Pati—the sovereign inner ruler—who accepts even the simplest surrendered offering and, through tapas and grace, establishes dharmic sovereignty and grants prosperity to the devotee.

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

Shiva is portrayed as both immanent and transcendent: the dense, all-pervading fullness (ghana) and yet invisible to the senses (adṛśya), the supreme Kartā who remains untouched while enabling all action and order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tapas—great and long-enduring austerity—as a Pashupata-oriented discipline, alongside the principle of offering (arpaṇa) where surrender sanctifies even minimal ritual acts in Linga-puja.