Shloka 27

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

सुवर्चसे च वीर्याय शूराय ह्यजिताय च वरदाय वरेण्याय पुरुषाय महात्मने

Transliteration

suvarcase ca vīryāya śūrāya hyajitāya ca varadāya vareṇyāya puruṣāya mahātmane

Translation

សូមនមស្ការ​ដល់ព្រះអង្គមានពន្លឺរុងរឿង; ដល់ព្រះអម្ចាស់មានវីរភាពមិនអស់; ដល់ព្រះវីរបុរស; ដល់ព្រះអជិតៈ មិនអាចឈ្នះបាន; ដល់ព្រះប្រទានពរ; ដល់ព្រះគួរគោរពបំផុត; ដល់ព្រះបុរសអធិរាជ (Puruṣa); ដល់ព្រះមហាត្មា—ព្រះសិវៈ បតិ ដែលដោះសត្វ (paśu) ចេញពីខ្សែចង (pāśa)។

Word by Word

• suvarcasaḥ: of radiant splendor

• ca: and

• vīryāya: to (Him of) power/valor

• śūrāya: to the heroic one

• hi: indeed

• ajitāya: to the unconquered

• ca: and

• varadāya: to the giver of boons

• vareṇyāya: to the most excellent/adorable

• puruṣāya: to the Supreme Person

• mahātmane: to the great-souled one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stuti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a namāvalī-style invocation: by reciting Shiva’s epithets (Varada, Ajita, Varenya), the devotee aligns the mind toward the Linga as Pati—the boon-giver who removes bondage (pāśa) from the soul (paśu).

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

Shiva is portrayed as self-luminous (suvarchas), unconquered (ajita), and the supreme Puruṣa—indicating transcendence, sovereign power (vīrya), and compassionate lordship through grace (varada).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

This is primarily mantra-oriented stuti used in pūjā as nāma-japa; it supports Pāśupata-style inner discipline by fixing awareness on Shiva’s qualities—power, fearlessness, and liberating grace.