Shloka 38

Devanagari script

ततः समेत्य तौ देवौ सर्वदेवभवोद्भवम् अपश्यतां भवं देवं कालाग्निसदृशं प्रभुम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sametya tau devau sarvadevabhavodbhavam apaśyatāṃ bhavaṃ devaṃ kālāgnisadṛśaṃ prabhum

Translation

やがて二神は相会し、万神の生起する根源たる主バヴァ――シヴァ、至高の統御者――を拝した。彼は時の火（カーラ―アグニ）のごとく燃え輝いていた。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then

• sametya: having come together/assembled

• tau: those two

• devau: gods (the two deities)

• sarva-deva-bhava-udbhavam: the origin/source from which the state/existence of all gods arises

• apaśyatām: they saw/beheld

• bhavam: Bhava (Shiva)

• devam: the Deva, the shining Lord

• kālāgni-sadṛśam: resembling the fire of Time, the cosmic conflagration

• prabhum: the Lord, sovereign master (Pati).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhava
• Devas
• Kala (Time)
• Agni (cosmic fire)

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva (Bhava) as the primal Pati—greater than all devas—so Linga-worship is directed to the ultimate source, not merely to a subordinate divine function.

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

Shiva is portrayed as sarvadevabhavodbhava—the ontological origin of the gods—and as prabhu, the sovereign Lord whose radiance is likened to kālāgni, indicating transcendence over time, dissolution, and cosmic cycles.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to darśana (direct vision) of Pati as the goal—central to Pashupata-oriented sadhana—where devotion and yogic insight culminate in recognizing Shiva as the source and ruler of all divine powers.