Shloka 55

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

तं सर्वदेवाः सुरलोकनाथं समन्ततश्चान्वयुरप्रमेयम् /* सुरासुरेशं सहस्ररश्मिर् भगवान् सुतीक्ष्णः

Transliteration

taṃ sarvadevāḥ suralokanāthaṃ samantataścānvayuraprameyam /* surāsureśaṃ sahasraraśmir bhagavān sutīkṣṇaḥ

Translation

Todos los dioses rodearon y siguieron a aquel Señor inconmensurable—soberano de los mundos celestes—gobernante de Devas y Asuras; el Bhagavān de mil rayos, supremamente radiante y agudo en su poder.

Word by Word

• तम् (taṁ): him (that Lord)

• सर्वदेवाः (sarvadevāḥ): all the gods

• सुरलोकनाथम् (suralokanātham): the lord of the heavenly realms

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ): on all sides

• च (ca): and

• अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ): followed/attended

• अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam): immeasurable, beyond measure

• सुरासुरेशम् (surāsureśam): lord of Devas and Asuras

• सहस्ररश्मिम् (sahasraraśmim): having a thousand rays

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• सुतीक्ष्णः (sutīkṣṇaḥ): very sharp/keen, intensely powerful (brilliant).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as aprameya—beyond measurement—echoing the Linga’s symbolism as the limitless Pati whom even the Devas can only approach through reverent attendance and stuti.

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

Shiva is presented as the sovereign over all orders of beings (Surāsureśa) and as pure tejas (Sahasraraśmi), indicating the transcendent Lord who governs both light and darkness while remaining immeasurable.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The Devas’ surrounding and following suggests parikramā (circumambulation) and dhyāna on Shiva’s radiance—an inner Pāśupata-oriented contemplation that loosens Pāśa by fixing the mind on the Pati.