Shloka 59

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

महात्मा सर्वभूतश् च विरूपो वामनो नरः लोकपालो ऽन्तर्हितात्मा प्रसादो ऽभयदो विभुः

Transliteration

mahātmā sarvabhūtaś ca virūpo vāmano naraḥ lokapālo 'ntarhitātmā prasādo 'bhayado vibhuḥ

Translation

大いなる御魂にして、あらゆる衆生の内に在す。形を超えつつも、ヴァーマナ（小人）や人の姿をも現す。諸世界の護り手であり、その自己は秘されている。清浄なる恩寵そのものであり、無畏を授ける、遍満の主（パティ）である。

Word by Word

• महात्मा: great-souled, magnanimous One

• सर्वभूतः: present in/pertaining to all beings

• च: and

• विरूपः: beyond form/variegated in forms

• वामनः: the dwarf-form (vāmana aspect)

• नरः: man/person (anthropomorphic form)

• लोकपालः: protector/guardian of the worlds

• अन्तर्हितात्मा: whose true Self is concealed/imperceptible

• प्रसादः: grace, favor, clarity-bestowing benevolence

• अभयदः: giver of fearlessness

• विभुः: all-pervading, sovereign Lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama within the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the worshipped Linga as the all-pervading Pati who is simultaneously hidden (antarhitatmā) and accessible through prasāda (grace), assuring the devotee of abhaya (fearlessness) as a direct fruit of devotion.

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

Shiva is described as immanent in all beings (sarvabhūta) yet transcending fixed form (virūpa); He can manifest in human-like modes (nara, vāmana) while remaining the concealed Absolute, bestowing anugraha as the sovereign Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the inner orientation of Pashupata practice: seeking the hidden Lord within (antarhitatmā) through devotion and contemplation, culminating in prasāda and the state of abhaya rather than merely external ritual results.