Shloka 28

क्षुपदधीचिसंवादः — शिलादतपः, वरसीमा, मेघवाहनकल्पे त्रिदेवसमागमः

Devanagari script

शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मं धारयन्तं चतुर्भुजम् सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तं शशिमण्डलसन्निभम्

Transliteration

śaṅkhacakragadāpadmaṃ dhārayantaṃ caturbhujam sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktaṃ śaśimaṇḍalasannibham

Translation

Médite le Seigneur aux quatre bras, portant la conque, le disque, la massue et le lotus—paré de tous les ornements, rayonnant comme le cercle de la lune. Dans l’entendement śaiva, cette forme est un support de dhyāna : on contemple Pati à travers une icône lumineuse et de bon augure, afin que le paśu (l’âme liée) desserre le pāśa (lien) et affermisse la conscience dans le culte.

Word by Word

• शङ्ख (śaṅkha): conch

• चक्र (cakra): discus

• गदा (gadā): mace

• पद्मम् (padmam): lotus

• धारयन्तम् (dhārayantam): bearing/holding

• चतुर्भुजम् (caturbhujam): four-armed

• सर्वाभरण (sarvābharaṇa): all ornaments

• संयुक्तम् (saṃyuktam): endowed with/combined with

• शशि (śaśi): moon

• मण्डल (maṇḍala): orb/circle

• सन्निभम् (sannibham): resembling, comparable to

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; presenting a dhyāna-description within the chapter’s instruction)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It supplies a dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (meditative form) to stabilize the mind before pūjā; the radiance and auspicious emblems serve as supports so the pashu can turn inward toward the Pati while worshipping the Linga.

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

While the imagery is Vaishnava in emblems, the Shaiva Siddhānta lens treats it as upāsanā-ākāra—an accessible manifestation pointing to the formless Lord beyond attributes, enabling the soul to move from external symbols to inner realization.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (icon-based contemplation) as a preparatory limb of pūjā and a yogic method aligned with Pāśupata discipline—collecting attention, purifying intention, and weakening pasha through sustained remembrance.