Shloka 96

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

पवित्रपाणिः पापारिर् मणिपूरो मनोगतिः हृत्पुण्डरीकमासीनः शुक्लः शान्तो वृषाकपिः

Transliteration

pavitrapāṇiḥ pāpārir maṇipūro manogatiḥ hṛtpuṇḍarīkamāsīnaḥ śuklaḥ śānto vṛṣākapiḥ

Translation

He whose hands are pure and sanctifying; the foe of sin; the indweller of Maṇipūra, moving swifter than thought. Seated in the lotus of the heart; radiant, white with purity; perfectly tranquil—He is Vṛṣākapi, the Lord who upholds dharma and awakens the paśu toward liberation.

Word by Word

• pavitra-pāṇiḥ: one whose hands are pure/sanctifying

• pāpa-ariḥ: enemy/destroyer of sin

• maṇi-pūraḥ: (the Lord presiding in) Maṇipūra (navel center)

• mano-gatiḥ: whose movement is like the mind / who is attained by the mind

• hṛt-puṇḍarīka-māsīnaḥ: seated in the heart-lotus

• śuklaḥ: bright, pure, white (in sattva)

• śāntaḥ: peaceful, tranquil, pacified

• vṛṣākapiḥ: Vṛṣākapi (an epithet of Shiva

Speaker

Suta Goswami (reciting Shiva Sahasranama within the Linga Purana narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It internalizes Linga-upāsanā: Shiva is to be worshipped not only externally, but as seated in the heart-lotus, where purity and peace become the true offerings.

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

Shiva is portrayed as Pati—the pure, tranquil consciousness that destroys pāpa (sin/impurity) and loosens pāśa (bondage), accessible with the swiftness of thought yet established within the heart.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic dhyāna aligned with Pāśupata orientation: meditating on Shiva in the hṛtpuṇḍarīka (heart-lotus) and on the Maṇipūra center, cultivating śuklatā (purity) and śānti (inner stillness).