Shloka 6

विष्णुरुवाच—एकाक्षर-प्रणव-लिङ्ग-व्याप्ति-शिवस्तोत्रम्

Devanagari script

हेमलिङ्गाय हेमाय वारिलिङ्गाय चांभसे शिवाय शिवलिङ्गाय व्यापिने व्योमव्यापिने

Transliteration

hemaliṅgāya hemāya vāriliṅgāya cāṃbhase śivāya śivaliṅgāya vyāpine vyomavyāpine

Translation

黄金のリンガに敬礼し、黄金なる御方に敬礼する。水のリンガに敬礼し、水そのものに敬礼する。シヴァとシヴァ・リンガに敬礼する——万有を遍満し、広大なる虚空をも遍満する御方に。

Word by Word

• हेमलिङ्गाय: to the golden Liṅga

• हेमाय: to the golden One (golden-lustrous Lord)

• वारिलिङ्गाय: to the water-formed Liṅga

• च: and

• अंभसे (चांभसे): to the waters (elemental water)

• शिवाय: to Śiva (the auspicious Pati)

• शिवलिङ्गाय: to the Śiva-Liṅga (the emblem/body of worship)

• व्यापिने: to the all-pervading One

• व्योमव्यापिने: to the One who pervades the sky/space (ākāśa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a traditional Linga-stotra within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shiva-Linga

FAQs

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

It frames the Liṅga as both a consecrated icon (Śiva-Liṅga) and a cosmic principle present in elements like gold and water, guiding the devotee to worship the visible Liṅga while realizing Śiva’s omnipresence.

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

Śiva is praised as Vyāpin and Vyomavyāpin—Pati who pervades all tattvas and even ākāśa—showing that the Lord transcends limitation while remaining immanent in the world as the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It supports Liṅga-pūjā with elemental contemplation (bhūta-bhāvanā): offering and meditating on Śiva as present in sacred substances (e.g., water) and as the all-pervading Reality, aligning worship with Pāśupata-style inner recollection of Pati.