Shloka 4

मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः

Devanagari script

हैमीकृतो महेशस्य शुभाङ्गस्पर्शनेन च धत्तूरपुष्पसंकाशः सर्वदेवनिकेतनः

Transliteration

haimīkṛto maheśasya śubhāṅgasparśanena ca dhattūrapuṣpasaṃkāśaḥ sarvadevaniketanaḥ

Translation

महेश के पवित्र अंग-स्पर्श से वह स्वर्णमय हो गया, धत्तूर-पुष्प के समान दीप्त, और समस्त देवताओं का निवास-स्थान बन गया।

Word by Word

• हैमीकृतः: made golden, turned into gold

• महेशस्य: of Mahesha (Shiva, the Pati)

• शुभ-अङ्ग-स्पर्शनेन: by the touch of the auspicious limb/body

• च: and

• धत्तूर-पुष्प-संकाशः: having the appearance of a dhattūra flower (bright, pale radiance)

• सर्व-देव-निकेतनः: abode/residence of all the deities

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Mahesha)
• All Devas (Sarvadeva)

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga (and Shiva’s consecrated presence) as the locus of divine indwelling: by Mahesha’s anugraha, the sacred form becomes luminous and fit to be revered as the abode of all devas—supporting the idea that Linga-puja reaches all divine powers through Pati.

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

Shiva appears as Pati—the sovereign bestower of grace—whose mere auspicious contact sanctifies and transforms, indicating his transcendence and immanence: he pervades as the inner ground in which all deities reside.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies consecration through sanctifying contact and presence (sparśa/anugraha), aligning with Shaiva puja-vidhi where purity, invocation, and establishing divine indwelling in the Linga are central; yogically, it points to transformation through proximity to Pati (grace overriding pasha-bound limitation of the pashu).