Shloka 139

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

चन्द्रबिम्बस्थितायैव शिवाय शिवरूपिणे वह्निसोमार्करूपाय षट्त्रिंशच्छक्तिरूपिणे

Transliteration

candrabimbasthitāyaiva śivāya śivarūpiṇe vahnisomārkarūpāya ṣaṭtriṃśacchaktirūpiṇe

Translation

Salam bhakti kepada Śiva yang bersemayam dalam cakra rembulan, Dia sendiri wujud kemuliaan dan keberkahan. Dia tampak sebagai Api, Bulan, dan Matahari, serta memanifestasi sebagai perwujudan tiga puluh enam śakti—Pati yang meresapi semua tattva melalui Śakti-Nya.

Word by Word

• चन्द्र-बिम्ब-स्थितायैव: to the One abiding in the moon-disc

• शिवाय: to Shiva (the Auspicious One)

• शिव-रूपिणे: whose nature is Shiva/auspiciousness itself

• वह्नि: fire (Agni)

• सोम: moon (Soma)

• अर्क: sun (Arka/Surya)

• रूपाय: to the One whose form is

• षट्-त्रिंशत्: thirty-six

• शक्ति-रूपिणे: to the One whose form is Śakti/powers (energies)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a stuti within the Linga Purana’s Purva-Bhaga)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni
• Soma
• Surya

FAQs

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

It presents the Linga’s Lord as cosmic and all-pervasive—present in lunar, solar, and fiery principles—supporting the idea that Linga-puja is worship of the one Pati who shines through all ritual lights and celestial forms.

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

Shiva is affirmed as self-identical with auspiciousness (śiva-rūpa) and as the ground of manifestation through Śakti—expressed here as the ‘thirty-six powers,’ indicating His lordship over the full range of principles that bind and liberate the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports upāsanā through cosmic correspondences—meditating on Shiva in Agni (sacrificial fire), Soma (lunar sanctity), and Arka (solar radiance)—a contemplative key used alongside Linga-puja and Pāśupata-oriented inner worship.