Shloka 7

विष्णुरुवाच—एकाक्षर-प्रणव-लिङ्ग-व्याप्ति-शिवस्तोत्रम्

Devanagari script

वायवे वायुवेगाय नमस्ते वायुव्यापिने तेजसे तेजसां भर्त्रे नमस्तेजो ऽधिव्यापिने

Transliteration

vāyave vāyuvegāya namaste vāyuvyāpine tejase tejasāṃ bhartre namastejo 'dhivyāpine

Translation

Salutations to You as Vāyu—the force and swiftness of the wind, all-pervading as air. Salutations to You as Tejas—the radiant power, sustainer of all splendors, pervading all as the inner brilliance.

Word by Word

• वायवे (vāyave): to Vāyu / as the wind-principle

• वायुवेगाय (vāyuvegāya): to the speed/impetus of wind

• नमस्ते (namas te): salutations to You

• वायुव्यापिने (vāyuvyāpine): all-pervading as air/wind

• तेजसे (tejase): to Tejas, the radiant energy

• तेजसां (tejasām): of radiances/splendors

• भर्त्रे (bhartre): to the bearer/sustainer

• नमस् (namas): salutations

• तेजः-अधिव्यापिने (tejo 'dhivyāpine): pervading over all as supreme brilliance/inner light

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a stuti within the Purva-Bhaga’s Linga-centered theology)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vayu
• Tejas

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-puja as worship of Shiva not merely as a form, but as the indwelling Lord (Pati) who pervades the elemental powers—Vayu (prana, movement) and Tejas (illumination)—that sustain embodied life.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as adhivyāpī—supremely pervasive—manifesting as the subtle regulators of the cosmos: the all-pervading air (vayu) and the inner radiance that upholds all lights (tejas), while remaining their sovereign source.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative stuti used in puja and Pashupata-oriented meditation: aligning breath (Vayu/prana) and inner luminosity (Tejas) to recognize Shiva as the immanent Pati beyond the pasha of elemental identification.