Shloka 40
Lord Śiva Instructs the Pracetās (Śiva-stuti and the Path of Bhakti)
अर्थलिङ्गाय नभसे नमोऽन्तर्बहिरात्मने । नम: पुण्याय लोकाय अमुष्मै भूरिवर्चसे ॥ ४० ॥
artha-liṅgāya nabhase namo ’ntar-bahir-ātmane namaḥ puṇyāya lokāya amuṣmai bhūri-varcase
My Lord, by expanding Your transcendental vibrations You reveal the true meaning of all things. You are the all-pervading sky within and without, and the ultimate goal of pious deeds in this world and beyond. To You, of abundant splendor, I offer obeisances again and again.
Vedic evidence is called śabda-brahma. There are many things which are beyond the perception of our imperfect senses, yet the authoritative evidence of sound vibration is perfect. The Vedas are known as śabda-brahma because evidence taken from the Vedas constitutes the ultimate understanding. This is because śabda-brahma, or the Vedas, represents the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, the real essence of śabda-brahma is the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. By vibrating this transcendental sound, the meaning of everything, both material and spiritual, is revealed. This Hare Kṛṣṇa is nondifferent from the Personality of Godhead. The meaning of everything is received through the air through sound vibration. The vibration may be material or spiritual, but without sound vibration no one can understand the meaning of anything. In the Vedas it is said, antar bahiś ca tat sarvaṁ vyāpya nārāyaṇaḥ sthitaḥ: “Nārāyaṇa is all-pervading, and He exists both within and without.” This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (13.34) :
FAQs
This verse praises the Supreme Lord as the indwelling Self in every being and also the all-pervading reality outside everything—immanent and transcendent at once.
In their devotional prayers, the Kumāras glorify the Supreme Lord’s all-pervasiveness and supreme purity, establishing the mood of bhakti and God-realization central to their teachings connected with King Pṛthu’s narrative.
Practice seeing the Divine presence within all beings and situations, and cultivate reverence through prayer and purity—treating life as sacred because the Lord pervades it from within and without.