Shloka 145

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

अनन्तासनसंस्थाय अनन्तायान्तकारिणे विमलाय विशालाय विमलाङ्गाय ते नमः

Transliteration

anantāsanasaṃsthāya anantāyāntakāriṇe vimalāya viśālāya vimalāṅgāya te namaḥ

Translation

അനന്താസനത്തിൽ അധിഷ്ഠിതനായ അനന്തനേ—അന്തങ്ങളുടെ അന്തം വരുത്തുന്നവനേ; വിമലനായ, സർവ്വവ്യാപിയായ വിശാലനായ, വിമലാംഗനായ ശിവനേ, നമസ്കാരം।

Word by Word

• अनन्तासनसंस्थाय: to the One established upon the endless seat/throne

• अनन्ताय: to the Infinite

• अन्तकारिणे: to the End-maker, the One who terminates (time, death, dissolution)

• विमलाय: to the stainless/pure One

• विशालाय: to the vast, expansive, all-pervading One

• विमलाङ्गाय: to Him whose limbs/form are immaculate

• ते: to You

• नमः: salutations

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a received Shiva-stuti within the Purva-Bhaga praise sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga as the sign of the Infinite (Ananta) and the Stainless Reality (Vimala), guiding the devotee to worship Shiva not merely as a deity but as Pati—the boundless ground of dissolution and liberation.

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

Shiva is presented as Ananta (limitless), Antakarin (the transcender who ends time/death), and Vimala (untainted by mala), indicating Shiva-tattva as pure consciousness beyond pasha (bondage) and the final refuge of the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantric stuti used in Linga-puja and Pashupata-style dhyana: contemplate Shiva as vast and immaculate, dissolving fear of death and reinforcing viveka that the pashu attains release only through Pati’s grace.