Shloka 26

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

वासांसि सागरास्सप्त दिशश्चैव महाभुजाः । द्यौर्मूर्द्धा ते विभोर्नाभिः खं वायुर्नासिका ततः

Transliteration

vāsāṃsi sāgarāssapta diśaścaiva mahābhujāḥ | dyaurmūrddhā te vibhornābhiḥ khaṃ vāyurnāsikā tataḥ

Translation

Deine Gewänder sind die sieben Ozeane, und die Himmelsrichtungen selbst sind Deine mächtigen Arme. O allgegenwärtiger Herr, der Himmel ist Dein Haupt; der Raum ist Dein Nabel; und der Wind ist Deine Nase.

Word by Word

• वासांसि: garments
• वासांसि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सागराः: oceans
• सागराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्/अविकारी; ‘सागराः’ इति विशेषण

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle)

• महाभुजाः: great arms
• महाभुजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (महान्तः भुजाः)

• द्यौः: the sky
• द्यौः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (वैदिके पुं/स्त्री), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मूर्धा: head
• मूर्धा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, मध्यमपुरुष-प्रयोग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• विभोः: of the all-pervading Lord
• विभोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘ते’ इत्यनेन सह षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध

• नाभिः: navel
• नाभिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• खम्: space, ether
• खम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• नासिका: nose
• नासिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter / from that
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/क्रमवाचक (adverb: thereafter/from that)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, presenting the hymn/description of Śiva’s cosmic body)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: वासांसि सागरास्सप्त दिशश्चैव महाभुजाः । द्यौर्मूर्द्धा ते विभोर्नाभिः खं वायुर्नासिका ततः

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches Śiva’s immanence: the entire cosmos is His manifested (saguṇa) body, guiding the devotee to see all existence as pervaded by Pati (Śiva), which supports devotion, humility, and liberation-oriented vision.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The Liṅga is the concentrated symbol of the same all-pervading reality described here. Worship of the Liṅga trains the mind to recognize that the directions, oceans, sky, and wind are not separate from Śiva’s presence, making saguṇa worship a doorway to the realization of His transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple dhyāna: during japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), contemplate the universe as Śiva’s form—directions as His arms, sky as His navel—then offer all perceptions as mental pūjā (mānasa-pūjā).