Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

यद् यद् विभूतिमत् सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा तत्तद्विद्धि गणाध्यक्ष मम तेजोविजृम्भितम्

Transliteration

yad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṃ śrīmadūrjitameva vā tattadviddhi gaṇādhyakṣa mama tejovijṛmbhitam

Translation

並外れた力、繁栄、あるいは威勢あるエネルギーを備えた存在や状態があるなら—ガナたちの長よ—それは我が神聖なる光輝（テージャス）の顕現であると知れ。

Word by Word

• यद् यद् (yad yad): whatever, whichever

• विभूतिमत् (vibhūtimat): endowed with vibhūti, possessing divine excellence/power

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam): a being, entity, state of existence

• श्रीमत् (śrīmat): possessing splendor, prosperity, auspiciousness

• ऊर्जितम् (ūrjitam): energized, mighty, powerful

• एव (eva): indeed, certainly

• वा (vā): or

• तत् तत् (tat tat): that very (instance)

• विद्धि (viddhi): know, understand

• गणाध्यक्ष (gaṇādhyakṣa): O chief of the Gaṇas

• मम (mama): My

• तेजः (tejaḥ): radiance, divine fire, spiritual brilliance

• विजृम्भितम् (vijṛmbhitam): expansion, unfolding, manifestation.

Speaker

Shiva (within Suta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It trains the devotee to perceive every form of greatness—prosperity, strength, and brilliance—as Shiva’s vibhūti, reinforcing Linga-puja as worship of the one Pati whose radiance manifests through all.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as the supreme source (Pati) whose tejas unfolds as all excellence in the cosmos; the many powers seen in beings are not independent, but participations in His radiance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is bhāvanā (contemplative recognition): in Pāśupata-oriented devotion, one mentally offers all perceived vibhūti back to Shiva, dissolving pasha-like possessiveness and egoic doership.