Shloka 8

विष्णुरुवाच—एकाक्षर-प्रणव-लिङ्ग-व्याप्ति-शिवस्तोत्रम्

Devanagari script

जलाय जलभूताय नमस्ते जलव्यापिने पृथिव्यै चान्तरिक्षाय पृथिवीव्यापिने नमः

Transliteration

jalāya jalabhūtāya namaste jalavyāpine pṛthivyai cāntarikṣāya pṛthivīvyāpine namaḥ

Translation

Salutaciones a Ti como Agua, como el principio mismo del Agua, y como Aquel que lo penetra todo en el agua. Salutaciones a Ti como Tierra y como el espacio intermedio (antarikṣa), y a Aquel que lo penetra todo en la tierra.

Word by Word

• जलाय (jalāya): to/unto Water

• जलभूताय (jalabhūtāya): to the water-elemental principle, the very essence of water

• नमस्ते (namas te): salutations to You

• जलव्यापिने (jalavyāpine): to the all-pervader within water

• पृथिव्यै (pṛthivyai): to Earth

• च (ca): and

• अन्तरिक्षाय (antarikṣāya): to the intermediate space/atmosphere

• पृथिवीव्यापिने (pṛthivīvyāpine): to the all-pervader within earth

• नमः (namaḥ): reverence/salutation

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shaiva stuti within the Linga Purana’s discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It trains the devotee to worship the Linga not as a limited icon but as Pati who pervades the elements—especially water, earth, and the mid-space—making daily offerings (jala, bhūmi, ākāśa-bhāva) acts of cosmic recognition.

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

Shiva is invoked both as the element (bhūta) and as the indwelling pervader (vyāpin), indicating transcendence-with-immanence: He is present as the world’s substance and also as the Lord who permeates it without being bound by it.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It aligns with bhūta-śuddhi and Pāśupata contemplation: the sādhaka dissolves the sense of separateness (pāśa), recognizes the soul (paśu) as dependent, and meditates on Shiva (Pati) as the pervading reality within the elements used in pūjā.