Shloka 26
अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः
Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites
वासांसि सागरास्सप्त दिशश्चैव महाभुजाः । द्यौर्मूर्द्धा ते विभोर्नाभिः खं वायुर्नासिका ततः
vāsāṃsi sāgarāssapta diśaścaiva mahābhujāḥ | dyaurmūrddhā te vibhornābhiḥ khaṃ vāyurnāsikā tataḥ
Your garments are the seven oceans, and the directions themselves are Your mighty arms. O all-pervading Lord, the heaven is Your head; the sky is Your navel; and the wind is Your nose.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, presenting the hymn/description of Śiva’s cosmic body)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: वासांसि सागरास्सप्त दिशश्चैव महाभुजाः । द्यौर्मूर्द्धा ते विभोर्नाभिः खं वायुर्नासिका ततः
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches Śiva’s immanence: the entire cosmos is His manifested (saguṇa) body, guiding the devotee to see all existence as pervaded by Pati (Śiva), which supports devotion, humility, and liberation-oriented vision.
The Liṅga is the concentrated symbol of the same all-pervading reality described here. Worship of the Liṅga trains the mind to recognize that the directions, oceans, sky, and wind are not separate from Śiva’s presence, making saguṇa worship a doorway to the realization of His transcendence.
A simple dhyāna: during japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), contemplate the universe as Śiva’s form—directions as His arms, sky as His navel—then offer all perceptions as mental pūjā (mānasa-pūjā).