Shloka 39

विष्णुरुवाच—एकाक्षर-प्रणव-लिङ्ग-व्याप्ति-शिवस्तोत्रम्

Devanagari script

वेदगर्भाय गर्भाय विश्वगर्भाय ते शिव ब्रह्मोवाच विररामेति संस्तुत्वा ब्रह्मणा सहितो हरिः

Transliteration

vedagarbhāya garbhāya viśvagarbhāya te śiva brahmovāca virarāmeti saṃstutvā brahmaṇā sahito hariḥ

Translation

ഹേ ശിവാ! നീ വേദഗർഭൻ, സകലപ്രകടനത്തിന്റെ ഗർഭം, വിശ്വഗർഭൻ—നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം. ഇങ്ങനെ സ്തുതിച്ച് ഹരി ബ്രഹ്മാവിനോടൊപ്പം മൗനമായി; അപ്പോൾ ബ്രഹ്മാ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഇനി വിരമിക്കട്ടെ.”

Word by Word

• veda-garbhāya: to Him who contains the Vedas as His inner source

• garbhāya: to the primal womb/cause of manifestation

• viśva-garbhāya: to Him who holds the universe within Himself

• te: to You

• śiva: O Śiva (the auspicious Lord, Pati)

• brahmā uvāca: Brahmā said

• virarāma iti: 'let it stop/cease' (thus, an end to the hymn)

• saṃstutvā: having praised/eulogized

• brahmaṇā sahitaḥ: accompanied by Brahmā

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Brahma (within Suta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva (the Linga’s inner reality) as the cosmic source—Vedagarbha and Viśvagarbha—so worship is directed to Pati, the transcendent cause behind Veda and world, not merely to a symbol.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as the womb/source that contains the Vedas and the universe—implying Śiva as Pati, the supreme ground from whom revelation and creation arise, while remaining greater than them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights stuti (Vedic praise) as a devotional limb that purifies the pashu (soul) and orients it toward Pati; it is a preparatory act supportive of Linga-puja and Pāśupata-oriented contemplation.