Shloka 21

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

ईशो भवति सर्वत्र प्रविभागेन योगवित् वश्यानि चास्य भूतानि त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे

Transliteration

īśo bhavati sarvatra pravibhāgena yogavit vaśyāni cāsya bhūtāni trailokye sacarācare

Translation

Als allwissender Meister des Yoga wird Er überall zum Herrn, indem Er durch genaue Unterscheidung regiert; und alle Wesen in den drei Welten—bewegliche wie unbewegliche—stehen unter seiner Macht.

Word by Word

• ईशः (īśaḥ): the Lord, the Sovereign (Pati)

• भवति (bhavati): becomes/is

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra): everywhere

• प्रविभागेन (pravibhāgena): by orderly division, by precise differentiation/dispensation

• योगवित् (yogavit): knower of Yoga, master of yogic science

• वश्यानि (vaśyāni): controllable, subject, under command

• च (ca): and

• अस्य (asya): of Him

• भूतानि (bhūtāni): beings, creatures, embodied existents

• त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye): in the three worlds

• सचराचरे (sacarācare): with the moving and the unmoving (all that moves and does not move).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as Pati—the universal Lord whose presence and governance extend everywhere—so Linga worship is not local or sectarian but a direct approach to the all-pervading sovereign who orders all realms.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as īśatva (lordship) grounded in yogavit—perfect knowledge and mastery of Yoga—by which He dispenses order (pravibhāga) and holds all beings (pashus) under His supreme authority beyond the moving/ unmoving division.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Pashupata Yoga in principle: through yogic mastery and discernment (pravibhāga), the aspirant aligns with Shiva’s governance, loosening pasha (bondage) and recognizing the Lord as the inner ruler of all states of existence.