Shloka 63

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

संवत्सरः कृतीमन्त्रः प्राणायामः परंतपः योगी योगो महाबीजो महारतो महाबलः

Transliteration

saṃvatsaraḥ kṛtīmantraḥ prāṇāyāmaḥ paraṃtapaḥ yogī yogo mahābījo mahārato mahābalaḥ

Translation

He is the Year, the Lord of time-cycles; the efficacious sacred mantra; the discipline of prāṇāyāma; the subduer of foes. He is the Yogi and Yoga itself; the Great Seed, the supreme causal source; the supremely devoted practitioner; and the One of immeasurable power.

Word by Word

• संवत्सरः: the Year, lord of cyclical time

• कृतीमन्त्रः: efficacious/fruit-bearing mantra

• प्राणायामः: regulation of life-breath, prāṇāyāma

• परंतपः: scorcher of enemies, subduer of opposing forces

• योगी: accomplished yogin

• योगः: yoga, the path and the means

• महाबीजः: great seed, supreme causal principle

• महारतः: greatly devoted/engaged in practice, supremely intent

• महाबलः: of great strength, immeasurable power

Speaker

Suta Goswami (reciting the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga-Pati as both the object of worship and the inner means—time, mantra, and yogic discipline—so Linga-puja is presented as an integrated path of devotion and yogic realization.

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

Shiva is shown as Pati: the causal source (mahābīja), the power behind all cycles of time (saṃvatsara), and the very principle of Yoga—both the goal and the method that releases the pashu from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Prāṇāyāma is explicitly named, along with mantra as a fruit-bearing sādhana—key supports in Pāśupata-oriented practice alongside Linga-centered worship.