Shloka 26
Harīśvara-liṅga Mahimā and the Origin-Context of Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana (हरिश्वरलिङ्गमहिमा तथा सुदर्शनप्राप्तिकथा)
विष्णुरुवाच । वाच्यं किं मे त्वदग्रे वै ह्यन्तर्यामी त्वमास्थितः । तथापि कथ्यते नाथ तव शासनगौरवात्
viṣṇuruvāca | vācyaṃ kiṃ me tvadagre vai hyantaryāmī tvamāsthitaḥ | tathāpi kathyate nātha tava śāsanagauravāt
विष्णु बोले—हे प्रभो! आपके सामने मैं क्या कहूँ, क्योंकि आप ही सबके भीतर अन्तर्यामी होकर स्थित हैं। फिर भी, हे नाथ, आपके आदेश की महिमा के आदर से मैं निवेदन करता हूँ।
Vishnu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse expresses bhakti-filled humility: even Viṣṇu acknowledges Śiva as Antaryāmī (the indwelling Lord), implying that all knowledge and speech arise within Śiva’s presence; speaking becomes an act of obedience and reverence to Pati (the Supreme Lord).
Calling Śiva the Antaryāmī points to His nirguṇa transcendence, while addressing Him as “Nātha” supports saguna devotion; Linga-worship harmonizes both—worshipping the visible sign while contemplating the indwelling, all-pervading Śiva.
A practical takeaway is inner recollection (smaraṇa) of Śiva as Antaryāmī while chanting the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so that speech and action are offered as obedience to Śiva’s śāsana (divine ordinance).