Shloka 146

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

Devanagari script

विमलासनसंस्थाय विमलार्थार्थरूपिणे योगपीठान्तरस्थाय योगिने योगदायिने

Transliteration

vimalāsanasaṃsthāya vimalārthārtharūpiṇe yogapīṭhāntarasthāya yogine yogadāyine

Translation

വിമലാസനത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതനായവനേ, എല്ലാ ലക്ഷ്യങ്ങളെയും ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കുന്ന വിമലാർത്ഥസ്വരൂപനേ; യോഗപീഠങ്ങളുടെ അന്തർസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്നവനേ, യോഗിയും യോഗദാതാവുമായ പ്രഭുവേ, നമസ്കാരം।

Word by Word

• vimala: stainless, pure

• āsana: seat/posture

• saṃsthāya: to the One established/abiding

• vimalārtha: pure meaning/purifying purpose

• artha: meaning/aim

• rūpiṇe: to Him whose form is

• yoga: yoga/union

• pīṭha: seat, sacred seat, support

• antara-sthāya: to the One abiding within/inside

• yogine: to the Yogin (supreme practitioner)

• yoga-dāyine: to the giver of Yoga

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as inner purification and yogic stabilization: Shiva is invoked as the stainless foundation (vimala-āsana) and as the indwelling presence in the yogic seat, making pūjā both ritual and inward union.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati—the pure, self-established consciousness—whose form is the “pure meaning” (vimalārtha) and who dwells within the inner supports of Yoga, granting the liberating means to the bound soul (pashu).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Meditative fixation on Shiva in the inner yogapīṭha (heart/inner seat) and receiving Yoga as His grace—aligning Pashupata Yoga with purity (vimala) and steady abiding (saṃsthā).