Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा पुरुषं श्रीमान् ब्रह्मा वै विश्वतोमुखः हृदि कृत्वा महात्मानं ब्रह्मरूपिणमीश्वरम्

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā puruṣaṃ śrīmān brahmā vai viśvatomukhaḥ hṛdi kṛtvā mahātmānaṃ brahmarūpiṇamīśvaram

Translation

Al ver a aquel Puruṣa supremo, el glorioso Brahmā—de rostros vueltos a todas las direcciones—guardó en su corazón al Señor magnánimo, Īśvara, que se manifiesta como el propio Brahman.

Word by Word

• तम् (taṁ): him/that

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam): the Supreme Person

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān): glorious, endowed with splendor

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā): Brahmā

• वै (vai): indeed

• विश्वतोमुखः (viśvatomukhaḥ): facing all directions, all-faced

• हृदि (hṛdi): in the heart

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having placed/held

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam): the great-souled one

• ब्रह्मरूपिणम् (brahma-rūpiṇam): whose form is Brahman, Brahman-natured

• ईश्वरम् (īśvaram): the Lord, Pati (Supreme Ruler).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account; internal focus on Brahmā’s realization)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames true Liṅga-upāsanā as inner realization: Brahmā ‘places’ the Lord in the heart, indicating that external worship culminates in hṛdaya-dhyāna of Śiva as the Supreme Pati.

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

Śiva is presented as Īśvara and brahma-rūpin—Lordly and transcendent—identical with Brahman, the ultimate reality beyond pasha (bondage) and the ground of all manifestation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Hṛdaya-dhāraṇā (holding the Lord in the heart) and dhyāna: a Pāśupata-leaning contemplative practice where the pashu (soul) turns inward toward Pati rather than remaining bound to pasha.