Shloka 29

अग्नित्रय-पितृवंश-रुद्रसृष्टि-वैराग्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

आश्रयं सर्वभूतानाम् अव्ययं जगतां पतिम् पुरुषं परमात्मानं पुरुहूतं पुरुष्टुतम्

Transliteration

āśrayaṃ sarvabhūtānām avyayaṃ jagatāṃ patim puruṣaṃ paramātmānaṃ puruhūtaṃ puruṣṭutam

Translation

Je prends refuge en le Seigneur, soutien de tous les êtres—impérissable, Souverain des mondes; le Purusha suprême, le Soi intérieur de tous, invoqué par la multitude et loué par les sages—Śiva, le Pati qui délivre le paśu du pāśa.

Word by Word

• āśrayam: refuge/support

• sarva-bhūtānām: of all beings

• avyayam: imperishable/unchanging

• jagatām patim: Lord (Pati) of the worlds

• puruṣam: the Supreme Person/Conscious Principle

• paramātmānam: the Supreme Self/Inner Ruler

• puruhūtam: much-invoked/called upon by many

• puruṣṭutam: well-praised/praised by the virtuous (satpuruṣas)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a stuti within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upāsanā as śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in Shiva as āśraya and jagatāṃ pati—the transcendent Pati who supports all beings and grants release, not merely a worldly boon.

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

Shiva is presented as avyaya (unchanging), puruṣa (supreme consciousness), and paramātmā (inner Self of all), indicating the Siddhāntic vision of Pati as both immanent ruler and transcendent Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is śaraṇāgati through stuti and nāma-smaraṇa—invoking (puruhūta) and praising (puruṣṭuta) Shiva—supporting a Pāśupata-oriented discipline of devotion leading toward freedom from pāśa.