Shloka 101

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

यदव्यक्तं परं व्योम कलातीतं सदाशिवम् भगवंस्त्वामेव भवं वदन्ति ब्रह्मवादिनः

Transliteration

yadavyaktaṃ paraṃ vyoma kalātītaṃ sadāśivam bhagavaṃstvāmeva bhavaṃ vadanti brahmavādinaḥ

Translation

未顕現の至上の実在、虚空のごとく遍満し、あらゆる時の量と相を超えるもの—それがサダーシヴァである。ああ福徳の主よ、ブラフマンを知る者たちは、ただ御身のみがバヴァ（至上のパティ）であると宣言する。

Word by Word

• yat: that which

• avyaktaṃ: unmanifest, beyond sensory manifestation

• paraṃ: supreme

• vyoma: space/sky, the all-pervading expanse

• kalātītam: beyond time and its divisions (kalā), beyond measures

• sadāśivam: Sadāśiva, eternally auspicious Shiva

• bhagavan: O Lord, the Blessed One

• tvām eva: You alone indeed

• bhavam: Bhava (a name of Shiva), the Becoming/Source, the Lord

• vadanti: declare, speak of

• brahmavādinaḥ: those who speak of Brahman, Vedāntic sages

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a eulogy within the Adhyaya; voiced as the statement of Brahmavādins)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Sadashiva/Bhava)

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga’s deepest meaning: Shiva is not merely a form to be worshipped, but the unmanifest, all-pervading Sadāśiva—so Linga-pūjā becomes contemplation and reverence of the transcendent Pati behind all appearances.

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

Shiva is described as avyakta (beyond manifestation), para (supreme), vyoma-like (all-pervading), and kalātīta (beyond time and limiting measures). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, He is Pati—independent, untouched by pāśa (bondage), and the ground of all becoming.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative (dhyāna) emphasis is implied: meditate on Sadāśiva as kalātīta and avyakta while performing Linga-pūjā, aligning the pashu (individual soul) toward release from pāśa through Pati-centered awareness.