Shloka 60

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

अण्डानां कोटयश्चैव विश्वमूर्तेस्तनौ तदा दृष्ट्वैतदखिलं तत्र च्यावनिर् विस्मितं तदा

Transliteration

aṇḍānāṃ koṭayaścaiva viśvamūrtestanau tadā dṛṣṭvaitadakhilaṃ tatra cyāvanir vismitaṃ tadā

Translation

Then, within the body of the Cosmic-Formed Lord, there appeared countless crores of aṇḍas—egg-born universes—this entire manifestation in its fullness. Beholding it all there, Cyavana was utterly astonished at that very sight.

Word by Word

• अण्डानाम्: of cosmic eggs/universes

• कोटयः: crores, countless multitudes

• च एव: and indeed

• विश्वमूर्तेः: of the one whose form is the universe (the Cosmic Lord, i.e., Shiva as Pati)

• तनौ: in the body, within the person

• तदा: then

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• एतत्: this

• अखिलम्: entire, all without remainder

• तत्र: there, in that vision

• च्यावनिः: the sage Cyavana

• विस्मितः: astonished, filled with wonder

• तदा: then/at that moment

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Cyavana

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-worship in the recognition that Shiva (Pati) is not a local deity but the very cosmic principle in whom innumerable universes abide; the Linga is approached as the sign (liṅga) of that all-containing Reality.

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

Shiva is presented as Viśvamūrti—the cosmic-bodied Lord—within whom the totality of creation is contained, implying his transcendence over the worlds even while pervading them as their inner support.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights vismaya (sacred astonishment) leading to vairāgya (dispassion): a contemplative Pashupata-oriented insight where the yogin sees the worlds as contained in Pati, loosening the pasha (bondage) of limited identification.