Shloka 19

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

उवाच भगवान् रुद्रं प्रीतं प्रीतेन चेतसा यदिदं विश्वरूपं ते विश्वगौः श्रेयसीश्वरी

Transliteration

uvāca bhagavān rudraṃ prītaṃ prītena cetasā yadidaṃ viśvarūpaṃ te viśvagauḥ śreyasīśvarī

Translation

With a heart filled with delight, the Blessed One addressed Rudra, who was pleased: “This universal form that is yours—this all-pervading Cow of the cosmos—is the sovereign Goddess of auspiciousness, the bestower of supreme welfare.”

Word by Word

• उवाच: said/spoke

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• रुद्रं: to Rudra

• प्रीतं: pleased, gratified

• प्रीतेन: with delight

• चेतसा: with mind/heart

• यद् इदं: this which

• विश्वरूपं: universal form, cosmic-bodied

• ते: your/for you

• विश्वगौः: the cosmic Cow (all-nourishing principle)

• श्रेयसी: most auspicious, bestowing the highest good

• ईश्वरी: the sovereign Goddess/power

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal dialogue where a divine speaker addresses Rudra)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Bhagavan
• Vishvagauḥ
• Ishvari (Shakti)

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga-centered vision as viśvarūpa—Shiva as the all-form—and links that vision to Īśvarī (Shakti), indicating that worship culminates in recognizing the cosmos as sustained by the Pati’s power.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as viśvarūpa (cosmic, all-pervading) and inseparable from the sovereign Śakti who grants śreyas (highest good), implying Pati as both transcendent lordship and immanent sustenance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata contemplation: meditate on Rudra as viśvarūpa and on Śakti as Īśvarī, dissolving the pashu’s limited identity and loosening pāśa through God-centered recognition.