Shloka 62

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

राजा राज्योदयः कर्ता मृगबाणार्पणो घनः महातपा दीर्घतपा अदृश्यो धनसाधकः

Transliteration

rājā rājyodayaḥ kartā mṛgabāṇārpaṇo ghanaḥ mahātapā dīrghatapā adṛśyo dhanasādhakaḥ

Translation

അവൻ പരമരാജാവാണ്; സത്യരാജ്യോദയത്തിന്റെ ഉറവിടവും സർവകാര്യസാധകനുമായ കർത്താവും. വേട്ടക്കാരന്റെ ബാണാർപ്പണം ഏവനിൽ സമർപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നുവോ, അവൻ ഘനമായി സർവവ്യാപി. അവൻ മഹാതപസ്വി, ദീർഘതപസ്വി, അദൃശ്യപ്രഭു, ധനസമൃദ്ധി സിദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ.

Word by Word

• राजा (rājā): Sovereign, supreme ruler

• राज्य-उदयः (rājya-udayaḥ): rise/manifestation of sovereignty, establishment of rightful rule (dharma)

• कर्ता (kartā): the doer, efficient cause, initiator of action

• मृग-बाण-अर्पणः (mṛga-bāṇa-arpaṇaḥ): he to whom the hunter’s arrow is offered/surrendered (the Lord who accepts even simple offerings)

• घनः (ghanaḥ): dense, compact, cloud-like

• महा-तपा (mahā-tapā): great practitioner of tapas (supreme ascetic power)

• दीर्घ-तपा (dīrgha-tapā): long-enduring in austerity, whose tapas is unbroken

• अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ): invisible, beyond sensory grasp

• धन-साधकः (dhanasādhakaḥ): accomplisher of wealth/prosperity, bestower of means and success

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Pati—the sovereign inner ruler—who accepts even the simplest surrendered offering and, through tapas and grace, establishes dharmic sovereignty and grants prosperity to the devotee.

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

Shiva is portrayed as both immanent and transcendent: the dense, all-pervading fullness (ghana) and yet invisible to the senses (adṛśya), the supreme Kartā who remains untouched while enabling all action and order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes tapas—great and long-enduring austerity—as a Pashupata-oriented discipline, alongside the principle of offering (arpaṇa) where surrender sanctifies even minimal ritual acts in Linga-puja.