Shloka 121

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

तुम्बवीणो महाकोप ऊर्ध्वरेता जलेशयः उग्रो वंशकरो वंशो वंशवादी ह्यनिन्दितः

Transliteration

tumbavīṇo mahākopa ūrdhvaretā jaleśayaḥ ugro vaṃśakaro vaṃśo vaṃśavādī hyaninditaḥ

Translation

അവൻ തുംബവീണാവാദകൻ, മഹാകോപസ്വരൂപൻ, ഊർധ്വരേതാ ബ്രഹ്മചാരി; ജലേശയൻ—ജലത്തിൽ ശയിക്കുന്നവൻ. ഉഗ്രൻ, വംശകരൻ, വംശം തന്നേ, വംശവാദി, അനിന്ദിതനായ പ്രഭു।

Word by Word

• तुम्बवीणः: player of the tuṃbā-vīṇā (a lute)

• महाकोपः: great wrath/fierce divine anger (that burns bonds)

• ऊर्ध्वरेता: one whose virya moves upward (perfect continence, yogic sublimation)

• जलेशयः: one who lies in/abides in the waters (cosmic support in the primal waters)

• उग्रः: fierce, formidable

• वंशकरः: maker of a lineage/dynasty (originator of tradition)

• वंशः: lineage itself, ancestral line

• वंशवादी: one who proclaims/recites the lineage (teacher of the paramparā)

• हि: indeed

• अनिन्दितः: blameless, irreproachable

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

These names frame Shiva as the stainless Pati who supports creation (jaleśaya) and purifies devotees through yogic power (ūrdhvaretā) and fierce grace (mahākopa), guiding Linga-upāsanā toward inner purification and liberation from pasha.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as both cosmic (abiding in the primal waters, source and continuity of lineages) and transcendent (anindita—faultless), whose fierce aspect destroys bondage while remaining the pure Lord of all pashus.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The epithet ūrdhvaretā points to brahmacarya and sublimation of vital energy central to Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā, supporting steadiness in japa, dhyāna, and disciplined Linga-pūjā.