Shloka 19

Vighneshvara-Prashna and Deva-Krita Shiva-Stava

Adhyaya 104

Devanagari script

सर्वेषाम् एव भूतानां हृदि निःस्वनकारिणे भ्रुवोर् अन्ते सदा सद्भिर् दृष्टायात्यन्तभानवे

Transliteration

sarveṣām eva bhūtānāṃ hṛdi niḥsvanakāriṇe bhruvor ante sadā sadbhir dṛṣṭāyātyantabhānave

Translation

សូមនមស្ការ​ដល់ព្រះអង្គដ៏ភ្លឺរលោងបំផុត ដែលបង្កើតសំឡេងរំញ័រលាក់លៀមនៅក្នុងបេះដូងសត្វទាំងអស់ ហើយតែងតែត្រូវបានឃើញដោយអ្នកសុចរិត នៅចំណុចចុងក្រោយរវាងចិញ្ចើមទាំងពីរ។

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all

• एव: indeed

• भूतानाम्: beings

• हृदि: in the heart

• निःस्वन-कारिणे: to the One who produces the subtle sound/resonance

• भ्रुवोः अन्ते: at the end/junction of the eyebrows (between the brows)

• सदा: always

• सद्भिः: by the good/true ones (saints)

• दृष्टाय: to the One who is seen/realized

• अत्यन्त-भानवे: to the exceedingly radiant One

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a dhyana-stotra style teaching within the Linga Purana narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shifts Linga-worship from outer ritual alone to antar-linga upasana—realizing Shiva as the inner light and subtle resonance present in the heart of every being.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati—the supremely luminous consciousness—experienced as inner radiance and a subtle unstruck resonance (niḥsvana) that saints perceive through purified awareness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic dhyana aligned with Pashupata discipline: centering awareness at the bhrumadhya (between the brows) while attending to the heart’s subtle inner resonance, leading the pashu toward release from pasha.