Shloka 45

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

सर्वत्राभिभवश्चैव सर्वगुह्यनिदर्शनम् कामानुरूपनिर्माणं वशित्वं प्रियदर्शनम्

Transliteration

sarvatrābhibhavaścaiva sarvaguhyanidarśanam kāmānurūpanirmāṇaṃ vaśitvaṃ priyadarśanam

Translation

He is the Unconquerable One everywhere; He reveals even what is most hidden. He fashions manifestations in accordance with the devotee’s intention, grants vaśitva—mastery and irresistible influence—and bestows the blessed vision that is dear to the heart.

Word by Word

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra): everywhere

• अभिभवः (abhibhavaḥ): overpowering, unconquerable supremacy

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• सर्वगुह्य (sarva-guhya): all that is secret/hidden

• निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam): making manifest, revealing

• कामानुरूप (kāmānurūpa): according to desire/intention

• निर्माणम् (nirmāṇam): forming, creating, bringing about

• वशित्वम् (vaśitvam): mastery, control, dominion

• प्रिय (priya): dear, beloved

• दर्शनम् (darśanam): sight, vision, darśana (auspicious presence)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s vibhutis to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Pati whose Linga-darśana reveals hidden truth (guhya) and grants sovereign protection and mastery, making worship a means to overcome bondage (pāśa) and gain inner clarity.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as universally supreme (sarvatrābhibhava) and self-revealing consciousness that discloses the secret reality, while also freely manifesting forms and outcomes in alignment with the devotee’s intention—yet remaining the Lord who governs all.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Pāśupata-oriented sādhana: steadfast devotion and meditation leading to vaśitva (self-mastery and steadiness of mind) and priya-darśana (auspicious experience of Shiva’s presence) through Linga-upāsanā.