Shloka 52

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

हिरण्यरेतास् तरणिर् मरीचिर् महिमालयः महाह्रदो महागर्भः सिद्धवृन्दारवन्दितः

Transliteration

hiraṇyaretās taraṇir marīcir mahimālayaḥ mahāhrado mahāgarbhaḥ siddhavṛndāravanditaḥ

Translation

તે હિરણ્યરેતાસ—જેનાં સર્જનબળ સોનાં સમ શુદ્ધ; તે તરણી—અંતઃસૂર્ય, જે જીવોને પાર ઉતારે; તે મરીચિ—દીપ્ત કિરણ. તે મહિમાલય—પરમ મહિમાનું ધામ; મહાહ્રદ—વિશાળ પાવન જળાશય; મહાગર્ભ—પ્રકટતાનો મહાગર્ભ. સિદ્ધવૃંદ દ્વારા વંદિત છે।

Word by Word

• हिरण्यरेतास्: one of golden seed/creative potency

• तरणिः: the sun, the one who ferries across (savior)

• मरीचिः: ray of light, radiance

• महिमालयः: abode of greatness/majesty

• महाह्रदः: great lake/reservoir (of grace)

• महागर्भः: great womb/source of creation

• सिद्धवृन्दारवन्दितः: praised by multitudes of Siddhas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva-Sahasranama within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Siddhas

FAQs

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

These names meditate on Shiva as the luminous source and support of manifestation (Mahāgarbha, Mahāhrada) and as the liberating Pati (Taraṇi). In Linga worship, the devotee contemplates the Linga as this very radiance and causal fullness, not merely a form.

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

Shiva is presented as both transcendent light (Marīci) and immanent ground of the cosmos (Mahāgarbha), whose pure creative power (Hiraṇyaretas) is untouched by bondage—thereby establishing Him as Pati, the Lord beyond Pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports nāma-japa and dhyāna in Pāśupata-oriented practice: contemplating Shiva as the inner Sun (Taraṇi) and radiant consciousness (Marīci) to loosen Pāśa (bondage) and steady the Pashu (individual soul) in devotion to Pati.