Shloka 43

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

अजातशत्रुरालोकः संभाव्यो हव्यवाहनः लोककारो वेदकारः सूत्रकारः सनातनः

Transliteration

ajātaśatrurālokaḥ saṃbhāvyo havyavāhanaḥ lokakāro vedakāraḥ sūtrakāraḥ sanātanaḥ

Translation

He is the One without any enemy; He is the very Light of awareness. He is worthy to be contemplated and relied upon; He is the carrier of the oblations (as the inner Fire). He is the Maker of the worlds, the Revealer of the Vedas, the Composer of the sacred aphorisms, and the Eternal One.

Word by Word

• अजातशत्रुः: one whose enemy is not born (enemyless)

• आलोकः: light, illumination (of consciousness)

• संभाव्यः: worthy of contemplation, to be regarded as dependable

• हव्यवाहनः: carrier of oblations, fire (Agni) as the divine vehicle

• लोककारः: maker/creator of worlds

• वेदकारः: revealer/composer of the Vedas

• सूत्रकारः: maker of sutras/aphorisms, ordainer of concise doctrine

• सनातनः: eternal, beginningless

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the Eternal Light and the inner Fire that receives offerings—supporting both external Linga-puja (homa, naivedya) and internal worship where the Linga is realized as pure consciousness (āloka).

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

Shiva is presented as Pati: enemyless, self-luminous, and beginningless—also the source of cosmic order (world-maker) and revelation (Veda-maker), indicating His sovereignty over both creation and liberating knowledge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it points to homa and Vedic offering through Havyavahana; yogically, it emphasizes dhyāna on Shiva as āloka—the inner light that burns pasha (bondage) and steadies the pashu (individual soul) in Pashupata-oriented contemplation.