Shloka 60

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

पवित्रश् च महांश्चैव नियतो नियताश्रयः स्वयंभूः सर्वकर्मा च आदिरादिकरो निधिः

Transliteration

pavitraś ca mahāṃścaiva niyato niyatāśrayaḥ svayaṃbhūḥ sarvakarmā ca ādirādikaro nidhiḥ

Translation

He is the Pure and the Great; self-disciplined and the refuge of the disciplined. Self-born, self-existent (Svayambhū), He is the doer of all acts—both the Primordial One and the source that sets beginnings in motion, the inexhaustible Treasure of all powers and meanings.

Word by Word

• पवित्रः: the Pure, purifier

• महान्: the Great, vast

• च एव: and indeed

• नियतः: self-restrained, regulated (yogically established)

• नियत-आश्रयः: refuge/support of the restrained (seekers under discipline)

• स्वयंभूः: self-existent, uncaused

• सर्वकर्मा: performer/ordainer of all actions (cosmic functions)

• आदिः: the Beginning, primordial Lord

• आदिकरः: maker of beginnings, initiator of creation/order

• निधिः: treasure, inexhaustible storehouse (of śakti, jñāna, and grace)

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga-Pati (Shiva) as the supreme purifier and inexhaustible source; worship of the Linga is thus approached as taking refuge in the self-existent Pati who initiates and sustains all cosmic functions.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati: uncaused (svayaṁbhū), primordial (ādi), and the universal agent (sarvakarmā), while also being the inner support of yogic discipline (niyata-āśraya) that leads the pashu (soul) toward purification and liberation from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes niyama/niyata (regulated discipline): a Pāśupata-oriented approach of self-restraint, purity, and surrender—taking Shiva as the refuge and stabilizing the mind in Him during japa and Linga-pūjā.