Shloka 29

अलिङ्ग-लिङ्ग-निरूपणं तथा प्राकृत-सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

स एव भगवान् रुद्रो विष्णुर्विश्वगतः प्रभुः तस्मिन्नण्डे त्विमे लोका अन्तर्विश्वमिदं जगत्

Transliteration

sa eva bhagavān rudro viṣṇurviśvagataḥ prabhuḥ tasminnaṇḍe tvime lokā antarviśvamidaṃ jagat

Translation

Ce même Seigneur Bienheureux—Rudra—est en vérité Viṣṇu, le Souverain qui pénètre l’univers. Dans cet Œuf cosmique se trouvent ces mondes, et en lui demeure l’univers tout entier.

Word by Word

• स एव (sa eva): he alone, that very one

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ): Rudra (Shiva, Pati)

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ): Vishnu (the all-pervader)

• विश्वगतः (viśvagataḥ): gone into/all-pervading the universe

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): Lord, sovereign

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): in that

• अण्डे (aṇḍe): egg (Brahmāṇḍa, cosmic egg)

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• इमे (ime): these

• लोकाः (lokāḥ): worlds

• अन्तः (antaḥ): within

• विश्वम् (viśvam): the universe

• इदम् (idam): this

• जगत् (jagat): moving cosmos, world-order

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Rudra)
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It establishes the Linga’s theological ground: the worshipped Pati (Rudra) is not a local deity but the all-pervading Lord who indwells the entire brahmāṇḍa; Linga-puja therefore targets the immanent-transcendent Shiva present in all worlds.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as viśvagata (universally pervading) and prabhu (sovereign), and as non-different in functionally manifest divinity from Vishnu—pointing to one Supreme Pati appearing through multiple divine names while remaining the inner ruler of the cosmos.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the takeaway supports Pāśupata-oriented contemplation (bhāvanā) on the Lord’s all-pervasion—seeing every loka as within the Lord’s cosmic body, strengthening non-dual devotion during Linga-puja and japa.