Shloka 151

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

निवेदनः सुधाजातः स्वर्गद्वारो महाधनुः गिरावासो विसर्गश् च सर्वलक्षणलक्षवित्

Transliteration

nivedanaḥ sudhājātaḥ svargadvāro mahādhanuḥ girāvāso visargaś ca sarvalakṣaṇalakṣavit

Translation

Dia Nivedana, kepada-Nya segala persembahan diserahkan; Sudhājāta, Tuhan yang lahir dari nektar. Dialah Svargadvāra, gerbang menuju surga dan keadaan luhur; Mahādhanuḥ, pemegang busur agung. Dialah Girāvāsa, penghuni pegunungan; Visarga, pancaran suci yang mengalirkan ciptaan; Sarvalakṣaṇalakṣavit, yang mengetahui tanda dan makna setiap ciri.

Word by Word

• निवेदनः: the Lord who receives surrender/offerings

• सुधाजातः: born of nectar, bestower of अमृत (immortality)

• स्वर्गद्वारः: the gate to heaven, the access-point to higher lokas and merits

• महाधनुः: wielder of the great bow, supreme archer-power

• गिरावासः: mountain-dweller (Himālaya/Kailāsa-abider)

• विसर्गः: emission/outflow, creative projection (sṛṣṭi-pravṛtti)

• सर्वलक्षणलक्षवित्: knower of all marks and characteristics, knower of all defining signs (lakṣaṇa) and their targets/meanings (lakṣya).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-puja as nivedana—true offering and surrender to Pati (Shiva), who alone becomes the “gate” (svargadvāra) to auspicious states, from svarga to liberation, by loosening pasha (bondage).

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

Shiva is portrayed as both transcendent recipient of surrender (nivedana) and immanent cosmic function (visarga), the Lord who knows all lakṣaṇas—every sign by which beings and realities are defined—thus remaining the supreme knower and governor of tattvas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice implied is devotional surrender through offering (nivedana) in Linga-puja, aligning the pashu (soul) to Pati; this is foundational for Pashupata-oriented discipline where surrender and right knowledge dissolve pasha.