Shloka 76

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

तुष्टाव परमेशानं हरिस्तं ललिताक्षरैः विष्णु प्रैसेस् शिव श्रीनृसिंह उवाच नमो रुद्राय शर्वाय महाग्रासाय विष्णवे

Transliteration

tuṣṭāva parameśānaṃ haristaṃ lalitākṣaraiḥ Viṣṇu praises Śiva śrīnṛsiṃha uvāca namo rudrāya śarvāya mahāgrāsāya viṣṇave

Translation

Hari (Viṣṇu) loua Parameśāna (Śiva) par des paroles pleines de grâce. Śrī Nṛsiṃha déclara : «Hommage à Rudra, à Śarva, au Grand Dévoreur ; hommage au Seigneur qui pénètre tout, qui est aussi Viṣṇu (le Pati demeurant en toutes formes).»

Word by Word

• तुष्टाव: praised

• परमेशानम्: Parameśāna, the Supreme Lord (Śiva as Pati)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)

• तम्: him

• ललिताक्षरैः: with elegant/pleasing syllables

• उवाच: said

• नमः: salutations

• रुद्राय: to Rudra

• शर्वाय: to Śarva

• महाग्रासाय: to the Great Devourer/Great Consumer (who dissolves all)

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu (the all-pervading one/name indicating pervasion).

Speaker

Śrī Nṛsiṃha (Viṣṇu)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Rudra
• Sharva
• Parameshvara
• Narasimha

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented devotion through stuti: even Viṣṇu approaches Parameśvara with reverence, establishing Śiva as Pati to whom worship and surrender are directed before ritual acts.

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

Śiva is invoked as Rudra and Śarva (the powerful remover) and as Mahāgrāsa (the cosmic dissolver), indicating the transcendent Lord who governs dissolution and pervades all forms—beyond the bonds (pāśa) that limit the soul (paśu).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Devotional stuti (praise) is highlighted as a preparatory discipline—an inner purification aligned with Pāśupata orientation—before formal Śiva-pūjā or contemplative worship of the Lord as Pati.