Shloka 99

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

हिरण्यवर्णो ज्योतिष्मान् नानाभूतधरो ध्वनिः अरोगो नियमाध्यक्षो विश्वामित्रो द्विजोत्तमः

Transliteration

hiraṇyavarṇo jyotiṣmān nānābhūtadharo dhvaniḥ arogo niyamādhyakṣo viśvāmitro dvijottamaḥ

Translation

御方は黄金の色にして霊的光輝に満ち、万有のさまざまな類を担い保ち、根源の音そのものである。病患なく、ニヤマ（niyama）という聖なる規律を司る。ヴィシュヴァーミトラら聖仙の内なる導師であり、二度生まれし者（dvija）の中の最上である。

Word by Word

• हिरण्यवर्णः: golden-complexioned, resplendent

• ज्योतिष्मान्: luminous, filled with divine radiance

• नानाभूतधरः: supporter/sustainer of diverse beings and elements

• ध्वनिः: sound, vibration, the primal resonance (nāda)

• अरोगः: free from disease/sorrow, untouched by affliction

• नियमाध्यक्षः: overseer of restraints and observances, Lord of spiritual discipline

• विश्वामित्रः: (as a name) friend of all / the power presiding over the sage Viśvāmitra

• द्विजोत्तमः: best of the twice-born, supreme among the spiritually initiated

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Shiva Sahasranama recital)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishvamitra

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga as the Lord’s jyotis (radiant consciousness) and dhvani (primal nāda), guiding the devotee to worship Shiva not merely as a form, but as the sustaining light-and-sound principle pervading all beings.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati—self-luminous, untainted by suffering (aroga), and the regulator of inner discipline (niyamādhyakṣa), who upholds the entire field of manifested beings while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes niyama (sacred observances) under Shiva’s lordship—supporting a Pashupata-oriented practice of purity, restraint, mantra-recitation (nāda/dhvani), and disciplined worship of the Linga.