Shloka 43

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

विरूपाक्षाय लिङ्गाय पिङ्गलाय महौजसे वृष्टिघ्नाय नमश्चैव नमः सौम्येक्षणाय च

Transliteration

virūpākṣāya liṅgāya piṅgalāya mahaujase vṛṣṭighnāya namaścaiva namaḥ saumyekṣaṇāya ca

Translation

Salve al Liṅga—al Virūpākṣa, Señor de visión prodigiosa que todo lo abarca; al Piṅgala, de tono leonado y de inmenso esplendor. Salve a Aquel que refrena las lluvias devastadoras y disipa las calamidades; y salve a Aquel cuya mirada es suave y colma de gracia.

Word by Word

• virūpākṣāya: to Virūpākṣa (the many-/wondrous-eyed Lord)

• liṅgāya: to the Liṅga (the mark/sign of Pati, Shiva)

• piṅgalāya: to the tawny/reddish-golden One

• mahaujase: to the greatly radiant/immensely powerful One

• vṛṣṭi-ghnāya: to the destroyer/warder-off of (harmful) rain, i.e., remover of distress

• namaḥ: salutation

• caiva: and indeed/also

• saumya-īkṣaṇāya: to Him whose gaze is gentle/benign

• ca: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a traditional Shiva-stuti within the Linga Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It treats the Liṅga as Pati (Shiva) Himself and uses protective and grace-bestowing epithets—invoked in liṅga-pūjā for both worldly protection (warding calamity) and inner anugraha (liberating grace).

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

Shiva is portrayed as simultaneously transcendent (the Liṅga as the supreme ‘sign’ beyond limited form) and immanent (governing natural forces like rain), with a compassionate, saumya-dṛṣṭi that loosens pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Name-recitation (nāma-japa) and liṅga-stuti as part of pūjā-vidhi; yogically, it supports Pāśupata-oriented bhakti and dhyāna by fixing the mind on Shiva’s tejas (radiance) and anugraha (benign gaze).