Shloka 149

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

बहुमालो महामालः शिपिविष्टः सुलोचनः विस्तारो लवणः कूपः कुसुमाङ्गः फलोदयः

Transliteration

bahumālo mahāmālaḥ śipiviṣṭaḥ sulocanaḥ vistāro lavaṇaḥ kūpaḥ kusumāṅgaḥ phalodayaḥ

Translation

Adorned with many garlands, the wearer of the great garland; He who pervades all forms (Śipiviṣṭa), the Beautiful‑Eyed. He is the infinite expanse, the savour and the essence, the wellspring from which all is drawn. His limbs are flower‑like in auspiciousness, and from Him arises the fruition of all results.

Word by Word

• बहुमालः: one adorned with many garlands

• महामालः: wearer of the great garland (supreme ornamented Lord)

• शिपिविष्टः: the all-pervading one who has entered/inhabits all forms

• सुलोचनः: the beautiful-eyed, gracious seer

• विस्तारः: the vast expanse, the all-extended reality

• लवणः: savour/essence, also the one who gives ‘taste’ (rasa) to existence

• कूपः: well/spring, the source from which beings draw

• कुसुमाङ्गः: flower-limbed, whose form is auspicious and fragrant with purity

• फलोदयः: the arising of fruits (karmic results), the bestower of fruition

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a set of Sahasranama epithets to be recited in Linga-puja, affirming the Linga as the all-pervading Pati and the auspicious source from whom devotees draw grace, like water from a well (kūpaḥ).

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

Shiva is portrayed as both transcendent vastness (vistāra) and immanent pervasion (śipiviṣṭaḥ), the compassionate seer (sulocanaḥ) who governs the maturation of karma into fruits (phalodayaḥ) for the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Sahasranama-japa as part of Linga-archana is implied: repeated naming purifies pasha (bondage) and aligns the pashu with Pati through devotion and contemplative remembrance central to Pashupata-oriented worship.