Shloka 31

क्षुपदधीचिसंवादः — शिलादतपः, वरसीमा, मेघवाहनकल्पे त्रिदेवसमागमः

Devanagari script

सत्त्वेन सर्वभूतानां स्थापकं परमेश्वरम् सर्वात्मानं महात्मानं परमात्मानमीश्वरम्

Transliteration

sattvena sarvabhūtānāṃ sthāpakaṃ parameśvaram sarvātmānaṃ mahātmānaṃ paramātmānamīśvaram

Translation

By His sattva—His pure, illuminating power—Parameśvara upholds and establishes all beings: the Supreme Lord (Pati), the Self within all (sarvātman), the Great Soul, the Supreme Self, the sovereign Īśvara.

Word by Word

• सत्त्वेन (sattvena): by sattva, by purity/illumining power

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām): of all beings

• स्थापकम् (sthāpakam): establisher, sustainer, upholder

• परमेश्वरम् (parameśvaram): the Supreme Lord

• सर्वात्मानम् (sarvātmānam): the Self of all, indweller

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam): great-souled, the Great Self

• परमात्मानम् (paramātmānam): the Supreme Self

• ईश्वरम् (īśvaram): the Lord, ruler

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as worship of Shiva as the sustaining ground of all beings—Pati who establishes the worlds and also dwells within every pashu (individual soul).

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

Shiva is presented as Parameshvara and Paramatman: transcendent as the Supreme Lord and immanent as Sarvatman, the indwelling Self who supports existence through His sattvic, illuminating power.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is inner contemplation (dhyana) in Pashupata-oriented discipline: recognizing Shiva as the antaryamin (inner ruler) while performing Linga-puja with a purified sattvic mind.