Shloka 5

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

पुरुषस्त्वं जगन्नाथो विष्णुर्विश्वेश्वरो भवान् यो ऽयं ब्रह्मासि पुरुषो विश्वमूर्तिः पितामहः

Transliteration

puruṣastvaṃ jagannātho viṣṇurviśveśvaro bhavān yo 'yaṃ brahmāsi puruṣo viśvamūrtiḥ pitāmahaḥ

Translation

You are the Puruṣa, the Lord of the universe; You are Viṣṇu, the Lord of all worlds. And You are that very Brahmā—the cosmic Person, the Grandfather—whose form is the entire universe.

Word by Word

• पुरुषः: the Cosmic Person (Puruṣa)

• त्वम्: you

• जगन्नाथः: Lord of the world

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu (the all-pervading preserver)

• विश्वेश्वरः: Lord of the universe

• भवान्: you (Lord)

• यः अयम्: who indeed is this

• ब्रह्मा असि: you are Brahmā

• पुरुषः: the Person/Spirit

• विश्वमूर्तिः: whose body is the universe, cosmic-formed

• पितामहः: the Grandfather (progenitor, Brahmā)

Speaker

Suta (narrating a hymn of identification of Shiva with Vishnu and Brahma within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-upāsanā in non-dual recognition of Pati: the worshipped Lord is the inner Self and cosmic ruler who also appears as Brahmā (creation) and Viṣṇu (preservation), so the Linga signifies the one supreme reality beyond limited forms.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as the all-encompassing Puruṣa and Viśveśvara—transcendent yet immanent—who manifests functional powers as Brahmā and Viṣṇu while remaining the singular sovereign (Pati) over all worlds.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key takeaway is contemplative upāsanā (bhāvanā) used in Pāśupata-oriented devotion: meditate on the Lord in the Linga as the cosmic Puruṣa who pervades and governs all, dissolving pasha (bondage) through right knowledge and worship.