Shloka 27

क्षुपदधीचिसंवादः — शिलादतपः, वरसीमा, मेघवाहनकल्पे त्रिदेवसमागमः

Devanagari script

जगदावासहृदयं ददर्श पुरुषं त्वजः अनन्तभोगशय्यायां शायिनं पङ्कजेक्षणम्

Transliteration

jagadāvāsahṛdayaṃ dadarśa puruṣaṃ tvajaḥ anantabhogaśayyāyāṃ śāyinaṃ paṅkajekṣaṇam

Translation

Then the Unborn One beheld the Supreme Person—the inner Heart that shelters the worlds—reclining in calm upon the couch formed of Ananta’s coils, lotus‑eyed and serene. In the Shaiva vision, this reveals Pati as the indwelling consciousness (antarhṛdaya) that upholds creation, while the manifested cosmic form is but a veil over the transcendent Lord beyond all pāśa (bondage).

Word by Word

• जगद्-आवास-हृदयम्: the heart that is the abode of the worlds

• ददर्श: saw/beheld

• पुरुषम्: the Supreme Person

• तु: then/indeed

• अजः: the Unborn one (Brahmā)

• अनन्त-भोग-शय्यायाम्: on the bed/couch of Ananta’s coils

• शायिनम्: reclining/lying

• पङ्कज-ईक्षणम्: lotus-eyed (one whose eyes are like a lotus)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages; internal scene describes Brahma’s vision)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Ananta (Shesha)

FAQs

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

It frames the Supreme as the inner Heart and support of all worlds; Linga worship mirrors this by focusing devotion on the formless support (Pati) behind cosmic forms, leading the pashu toward liberation from pasha.

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

Though the scene names the reclining cosmic Person, the Shaiva Siddhanta reading highlights the deeper principle: the Lord as antarhṛdaya—immanent consciousness sustaining creation—yet ultimately transcendent beyond the bonds that limit the soul.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (contemplative visualization): meditating on the Lord as the indwelling heart of the universe, a Pashupata-aligned inner practice that weakens pasha through steady awareness of Pati.