Shloka 17

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

यः पूरयति यस्माच्च कृत्स्नान्देवाननुग्रहैः नयते तत्त्वभावं च तेन पूरिति चोच्यते

Transliteration

yaḥ pūrayati yasmācca kṛtsnāndevānanugrahaiḥ nayate tattvabhāvaṃ ca tena pūriti cocyate

Translation

Er wird «Pūri» genannt, weil Er alle Götter durch Seine gnadenreichen Gaben erfüllt und vollendet, und weil Er sie zudem in den Zustand der wahren Wirklichkeit (tattva-bhāva) führt.

Word by Word

• यः (yaḥ): he who

• पूरयति (pūrayati): fills, fulfills, completes

• यस्मात् (yasmāt): because of whom, from whom

• च (ca): and

• कृत्स्नान् (kṛtsnān): all, entire

• देवान् (devān): the gods

• अनुग्रहैः (anugrahaiḥ): by acts of grace, by benevolent favor

• नयते (nayate): leads, guides

• तत्त्वभावम् (tattvabhāvam): the state/realization of tattva, true principle/reality

• तेन (tena): therefore, by that reason

• पूरिः (pūriḥ): Pūri (a name/title)

• इति (iti): thus

• च (ca): and

• उच्यते (ucyate): is said, is called

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as seeking Shiva’s anugraha (grace): the Lord who ‘fulfills’ devotees and guides them toward tattva-realization, not merely worldly boons.

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

Shiva is shown as Pati—the sovereign giver of completion and the revealer of tattva-bhāva—whose grace elevates beings from function and merit to direct realization of Reality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to anugraha-centered sādhanā: Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented discipline undertaken to receive Shiva’s grace that culminates in tattva-bhāva (true realization).