Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

मत्प्रसादेन सकलं समर्यादं प्रवर्तते अहं हि सर्वशक्तीनां प्रवर्तकनिवर्तकः

Transliteration

matprasādena sakalaṃ samaryādaṃ pravartate ahaṃ hi sarvaśaktīnāṃ pravartakanivartakaḥ

Translation

我が恩寵によって、万事は正しい限度と秩序のうちに進む。まことに私は、あらゆる力を起動させる者であり、またそれらを制し、引き収める者でもある。

Word by Word

• मत्प्रसादेन (mat-prasādena): by my grace

• सकलम् (sakalam): all, the entire cosmos

• समर्यादम् (samaryādam): within right limits, regulated

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate): proceeds, functions, is set in motion

• अहम् (aham): I

• हि (hi): indeed, surely

• सर्वशक्तीनाम् (sarvaśaktīnām): of all powers/energies

• प्रवर्तक (pravartaka): initiator/impeller

• निवर्तकः (nivartakaḥ): restrainer/withdrawer, one who causes cessation

Speaker

Shiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as seeking Shiva’s prasāda, by which the universe itself remains regulated; the devotee aligns with that divine order (maryādā) through puja.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati—the sovereign who both activates and withdraws all shaktis—showing Him as the ultimate governor of manifestation and cessation, not merely one force among others.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice implied is prasāda-oriented devotion—Linga-puja and Pashupata discipline performed to receive Shiva’s grace, which loosens pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul).