Shloka 89

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

शिवो नो भव सर्वत्र यो ऽसि सो ऽसि नमो ऽस्तु ते सूत उवाच य इदं कीर्तयेद्भक्त्या ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवम्

Transliteration

śivo no bhava sarvatra yo 'si so 'si namo 'stu te sūta uvāca ya idaṃ kīrtayedbhaktyā brahmanārāyaṇastavam

Translation

Sé para nosotros auspicioso, oh Śiva, en todas partes. Sea cual sea Tu verdadera naturaleza, así eres; salutación a Ti. Dijo Sūta: Quien, con bhakti, recite este himno de alabanza a Brahmā y a Nārāyaṇa, obtiene la gracia que conduce al paśu (el alma atada) hacia el Pati (el Señor), aflojando el pāśa (la atadura).

Word by Word

• śivaḥ: auspicious one / Śiva

• naḥ: to us

• bhava: become / be

• sarvatra: everywhere

• yaḥ asi: who you are

• saḥ asi: that you are

• namaḥ astu te: salutations be to you

• sūta uvāca: Sūta said

• yaḥ: whoever

• idam: this

• kīrtayet: should recite / chant

• bhaktyā: with devotion

• brahma-nārāyaṇa-stavam: hymn of praise concerning Brahmā and Nārāyaṇa

Speaker

Suta (narrator; with the preceding hemistich functioning as a concluding salutation within the stava)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Narayana

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: devotionally reciting the Brahma–Nārāyaṇa hymn is presented as a means to obtain Śiva’s auspicious presence everywhere, aligning the worshipper’s mind toward the Linga as Pati (the Lord) beyond all forms.

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

Śiva-tattva is indicated as universally auspicious and all-pervading—"be auspicious to us everywhere"—and as the reality that is what it is (yathārtha-svarūpa), beyond limiting descriptions, worthy of unconditional salutation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Bhakti-kīrtana (devotional recitation) is highlighted; in a Śaiva Siddhānta frame it supports the paśu’s purification and the easing of pāśa, preparing the aspirant for steadier Linga-pūjā and inner Pāśupata-oriented discipline.