Shloka 67

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

शरी शतघ्नी खड्गी च पट्टिशी चायुधी महान् अजश् च मृगरूपश् च तेजस्तेजस्करो विधिः

Transliteration

śarī śataghnī khaḍgī ca paṭṭiśī cāyudhī mahān ajaś ca mṛgarūpaś ca tejastejaskaro vidhiḥ

Translation

Ia pemegang tombak dan śūla; pembinasa dengan śataghnī; pembawa pedang dan kapak perang—Tuhan Mahā yang bersenjata lengkap. Ia Tak-Terlahir, mengambil rupa rusa; Ia sendiri adalah cahaya kemuliaan, penambah kemilau, dan Vidhi—tatanan suci penegak dharma.

Word by Word

• śarī: spear-bearer

• śataghnī: wielder of the śataghnī (a deadly missile/weapon)

• khaḍgī: sword-bearing

• paṭṭiśī: bearer of the paṭṭiśa (battle-axe)

• āyudhī: armed/weaponed one

• mahān: the Great (Mahādeva)

• ajaḥ: the Unborn

• mṛga-rūpaḥ: of deer-form/assuming the form of a deer

• tejaḥ: splendor, spiritual radiance

• tejas-karaḥ: maker/increaser of splendor

• vidhiḥ: ordinance, sacred law, cosmic rule/ritual injunction

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s names to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

By listing Shiva as Āyudhī (armed) and Vidhi (cosmic ordinance), the verse frames Linga worship as surrender to Pati who destroys pasha (bondage) and establishes dharma—so the devotee’s pashu-nature is purified through disciplined worship.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as both transcendent and immanent: Aja (unborn) points to the unborn Pati beyond creation, while Tejas/Tejaskara shows Him as the inner radiance that empowers beings; Vidhi indicates He is the governing principle that orders the cosmos and ritual.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The emphasis on Tejas and Vidhi supports Pashupata-oriented discipline: regulated puja and mantra-japa that kindle inner tejas, while surrendering one’s actions to Shiva as the supreme Vidhi—thereby loosening pasha and stabilizing the pashu in Shiva-alignment.