Shloka 128

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

नीरस्तीर्थश् च भीमश् च सर्वकर्मा गुणोद्वहः पद्मगर्भो महागर्भश् चन्द्रवक्त्रो नभो ऽनघः

Transliteration

nīrastīrthaś ca bhīmaś ca sarvakarmā guṇodvahaḥ padmagarbho mahāgarbhaś candravaktro nabho 'naghaḥ

Translation

彼はニーラースティールタ（Nīrastīrtha）—その聖性は一つの聖地や渡しに閉じ込められぬ者。彼はビー マ（Bhīma）—畏敬を呼ぶ大主。彼はサルヴァカルマー（Sarvakarmā）—あらゆる行為の作者にして内なる統御者、またグノードヴァハ（Guṇodvaha）—三グナを担い超えて支える者。彼はパドマガルバ（Padmagarbha）—顕現秩序の「蓮胎」の源、マハーガルバ（Mahāgarbha）—諸世界の広大なる宇宙胎。彼はチャンドラヴァクトラ（Candravaktra）—月のごとき面、涼やかで慈悲深く、またナバハ（Nabhaḥ）—遍満する大空。アナガ（Anagha）—業の汚れを超えた無垢の主宰パティである。

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; Sahasranama portion)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Nīrastīrtha—the sanctity behind all sacred places—supporting the Linga as a universal focus of purification, not restricted to geography, while affirming Him as the stainless Pati (Anagha).

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

Shiva is shown as both immanent and transcendent: He bears the guṇas and governs all karma (Sarvakarmā, Guṇodvaha) yet remains untouched by impurity (Anagha), indicating the Siddhāntic Pati who liberates the pashu from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Sahasranāma-japa with dhyāna on Shiva as all-pervading space (Nabhaḥ) and sinless consciousness (Anagha) is implied—used in Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented contemplation to loosen pāśa (bondage).