Shloka 53

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

चेकितानाय तुष्टाय नमस्ते निहिताय च नमः क्षान्ताय दान्ताय वज्रसंहननाय च

Transliteration

cekitānāya tuṣṭāya namaste nihitāya ca namaḥ kṣāntāya dāntāya vajrasaṃhananāya ca

Translation

ಸದಾ ಜಾಗರೂಕನೂ ಸದಾ ತೃಪ್ತನೂ ಆದ ನಿನಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಅಂತರ್ನಿಹಿತವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಿರನಾದ, ಆತ್ಮಸಂಯಮಿಯ ನಿನಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ಕ್ಷಮಾಶೀಲನಾದ, ದಾಂತನಾದ ನಿನಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ವಜ್ರದಂತೆ ಅಚ್ಛೇದ್ಯ ದೇಹಧಾರಿಯಾದ ಮಹಾದೇವನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ.

Word by Word

• cekitānāya: to the vigilant/keenly aware One

• tuṣṭāya: to the contented/satisfied One

• namas te: salutations to You

• nihitāya: to the inwardly placed/established (self-abiding) One

• ca: and

• namaḥ: salutations

• kṣāntāya: to the patient/forbearing One

• dāntāya: to the self-controlled/tamed One

• vajra-saṃhananāya: to the One with thunderbolt-like compactness/adamantine constitution

• ca: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a traditional 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 stuti-name sequence praising Shiva’s yogic and sovereign qualities—contentment, inner stability, restraint, and adamantine firmness—qualities the devotee contemplates while offering worship to the Linga as Pati (the Lord) who steadies the pashu (soul) bound by pasha (bondage).

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as self-abiding (nihita), ever-aware (cekitāna), and untouched by agitation—patient and controlled—indicating the Lord’s transcendence and mastery that grants firmness and freedom to bound souls.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes inner discipline aligned with Pashupata Yoga—kṣānti (forbearance), dama (self-restraint), and steady inward establishment—used as contemplative supports during japa, dhyāna, and Linga-pūjā.