Shloka 39
Svagati-varṇana
Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment
यत्किंचित्तु जगत्यस्मिन्दृश्यते श्रूयतेऽथवा । तत्सर्वं भगवत्पार्श्वे निरीक्ष्याहं सुविस्मितः
yatkiṃcittu jagatyasmindṛśyate śrūyate'thavā | tatsarvaṃ bhagavatpārśve nirīkṣyāhaṃ suvismitaḥ
Cuantoquiera que en este mundo se ve, o aun se oye mencionar—al contemplarlo todo como presente junto al Señor Bienaventurado, quedé enteramente sobrecogido de asombro.
Suta Goswami (narrating the wonder expressed by the devotee-seer within the Umāsaṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The verse evokes a ‘vision at the Lord’s side’ where all phenomena appear gathered near Śiva—akin to a cosmic theophany rather than a specific jyotirliṅga legend.
Significance: Contemplation of Śiva as the locus of all names-and-forms (nāma-rūpa) strengthens vairāgya and śaraṇāgati, preparing the paśu for anugraha.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Implied viśvarūpa-like apprehension: all seen/heard in the world is ‘beheld’ as present in Śiva’s proximity (sarvaṃ śivādhīnaṃ).
FAQs
It points to the Shaiva insight that all experiences—seen and heard—are encompassed by and dependent upon Pati (Lord Shiva). Wonder arises when the seeker recognizes the world as held in Shiva’s immediate presence rather than as an independent reality.
The verse supports Saguna-focused contemplation: in Linga worship, the devotee trains the mind to perceive the entire manifest universe as resting ‘beside’ Shiva—symbolized by the Linga as the ever-present axis of reality—leading toward deeper recognition of Shiva’s all-pervading lordship.
A practical takeaway is Shiva-smaraṇa (continuous remembrance): during japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplate that whatever is perceived or heard is occurring in Shiva’s presence, cultivating detachment from pasha (bondage) and steadiness in devotion.