Shloka 58

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

वीतरागो विनीतात्मा तपस्वी भूतभावनः उन्मत्तवेषः प्रच्छन्नो जितकामो जितप्रियः

Transliteration

vītarāgo vinītātmā tapasvī bhūtabhāvanaḥ unmattaveṣaḥ pracchanno jitakāmo jitapriyaḥ

Translation

Libre de pasión, humilde de espíritu, asceta de tapas y santificador de todos los seres: se mueve con el atuendo de un loco, permaneciendo oculto. Ha vencido el deseo (kāma) y ha trascendido el apego a lo querido.

Word by Word

• वीतरागः: free from passion/attachment

• विनीतात्मा: disciplined and humble-minded

• तपस्वी: practitioner of tapas, ascetic

• भूतभावनः: nourisher/sanctifier of beings (one who brings beings into well-being)

• उन्मत्तवेषः: wearing the appearance of a madman

• प्रच्छन्नः: hidden, veiled, incognito

• जितकामः: one who has conquered desire

• जितप्रियः: one who has conquered fondness/attachment to the प्रिय (dear objects/relations)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva (the Linga’s indwelling Pati) as inwardly perfect—beyond desire and attachment—so Linga-puja is oriented to inner purification (vairagya and tapas) rather than mere external display.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as transcendent and self-controlled (jitakāma), yet immanent as bhūtabhāvana—uplifting all beings—while remaining “pracchanna,” beyond ordinary recognition and worldly measures.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented yoga of renunciation: conquering kāma (desire) and priya (clinging), sustaining tapas, and maintaining humility—qualities that make puja effective by loosening pāśa (bondage) in the paśu (soul).