Shloka 13

अग्नित्रय-पितृवंश-रुद्रसृष्टि-वैराग्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

तैस्तु संछादितं सर्वं चतुर्दशविधं जगत् तान्दृष्ट्वा विविधान् रुद्रान् निर्मलान्नीललोहितान्

Transliteration

taistu saṃchāditaṃ sarvaṃ caturdaśavidhaṃ jagat tāndṛṣṭvā vividhān rudrān nirmalānnīlalohitān

Translation

By them, the entire fourteenfold cosmos was completely pervaded and covered. Seeing those many Rudras—spotless in essence, and bearing the hues of deep blue and ruddy fire—the seer beheld the manifold forms of the one Lord, Pati, who transcends yet fills all worlds.

Word by Word

• तैः (taiḥ): by them

• तु (tu): indeed

• संछादितम् (saṃchāditam): covered, enveloped, pervaded

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all, the entirety

• चतुर्दश-विधम् (caturdaśa-vidham): fourteenfold (i.e., fourteen worlds)

• जगत् (jagat): cosmos, moving universe

• तान् (tān): them

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• विविधान् (vividhān): diverse, manifold

• रुद्रान् (rudrān): Rudras (forms of Shiva)

• निर्मलान् (nirmalān): pure, stainless

• नील-लोहितान् (nīla-lohitān): blue-and-red (dark-blue and ruddy/fire-colored)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes that Shiva’s presence is not confined to a single icon: the many Rudras pervade the fourteen worlds, supporting Linga worship as a focused gateway to the all-pervading Pati.

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

Shiva appears as ‘many’ Rudras with distinct forms and colors, yet each is described as nirmala (stainless), indicating the Lord’s pure consciousness manifesting without being tainted by māyā—Pati remaining transcendent while immanent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies a Pāśupata-style contemplative practice: training the vision to recognize the one Shiva manifesting in diverse forms throughout the cosmos, supporting dhyāna on the all-pervasive Rudra while performing Linga-pūjā.