Shloka 33

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

वामदेवो महादेवः पाण्डुः परिदृढो दृढः विश्वरूपो विरूपाक्षो वागीशः शुचिरन्तरः

Transliteration

vāmadevo mahādevaḥ pāṇḍuḥ paridṛḍho dṛḍhaḥ viśvarūpo virūpākṣo vāgīśaḥ śucirantaraḥ

Translation

彼はヴァーマデーヴァ（Vāmadeva）—吉祥にして慈恵を与える主。彼はマハーデーヴァ（Mahādeva）—至上の大いなる神。彼はパーンドゥ（Pāṇḍu）—清浄にして輝く者、完全に堅固で揺るがぬ者。彼はヴィシュヴァルーパ（Viśvarūpa）—宇宙全体をその身とし、またヴィルーパークシャ（Virūpākṣa）—常の形を超えて見通す三眼の主。彼はヴァーギーシャ（Vāgīśa）—聖なる言葉の王、内に常に清らかで、万有の内に住まう。

Word by Word

• वामदेवः: Vāmadeva, the gracious/auspicious aspect of Shiva

• महादेवः: Mahādeva, the Supreme Great Lord (Pati)

• पाण्डुः: the pure, bright, radiant One

• परिदृढः: perfectly firm, thoroughly steadfast

• दृढः: unshakable, unwavering

• विश्वरूपः: whose form is the universe, all-pervading

• विरूपाक्षः: the three-eyed Lord, whose vision transcends ordinary appearance

• वागीशः: lord of speech/mantra, master of Veda and revelation

• शुचिरन्तरः: inwardly pure, pure within, indwelling purity

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Viśvarūpa (the universe-form) and Śucirantara (inner purity), guiding the devotee to see the Linga not as a mere object but as Pati pervading all, approached through purity, steadiness, and mantra.

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

Shiva is portrayed as both immanent and transcendent: immanent as Viśvarūpa (all-pervading reality) and transcendent as Virūpākṣa (the three-eyed seer beyond ordinary form), the unwavering Mahādeva who rules revelation as Vāgīśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies Pāśupata-oriented discipline: steadfastness (dṛḍhatā) in practice, inner purification (śuci) as a yogic requirement, and mantra-japa/vaidika recitation under Vāgīśa, the Lord of sacred speech.