Shloka 12

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

वायव्यैश् च तथाग्नेयैर् ऐशानैर् वार्षिकैः शुभैः सौरै रौद्रैस् तथा भीमैः कम्पनैर् जृम्भणैर् दृढैः

Transliteration

vāyavyaiś ca tathāgneyair aiśānair vārṣikaiḥ śubhaiḥ saurai raudrais tathā bhīmaiḥ kampanair jṛmbhaṇair dṛḍhaiḥ

Translation

വായവ്യ, ആഗ്നേയ, ഐശാന ദിക്കുകളിൽ നിന്നുയർന്ന സൂചനകളാൽ; ശുഭമായ വർഷകാല ലക്ഷണങ്ങളാൽ; സൌരവും രൗദ്രവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട അപശകുനങ്ങളാൽ—ഭയങ്കരവും ദൃഢവുമായ കുലുക്കങ്ങളും ഉയർച്ചയുള്ള ഉലച്ചിലുകളും (നിമിത്തങ്ങളായി പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു).

Word by Word

• वायव्यैः: from/connected with the Vāyu quarter (northwest)

• च: and

• तथा: likewise

• आग्नेयैः: from/connected with the Agni quarter (southeast)

• ऐशानैः: from/connected with the Īśāna quarter (northeast, Shiva’s direction)

• वार्षिकैः: seasonal/rainy-period related

• शुभैः: auspicious

• सौरैः: solar/connected with the Sun

• रौद्रैः: Rudra-related/terrific

• तथा: and also

• भीमैः: fearful, dreadful

• कम्पनैः: shakings, tremors

• जृम्भणैः: heavings, yawning-open, upheavals

• दृढैः: firm, intense, severe

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic signs/omens to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Agni
• Ishana (Shiva)
• Surya
• Rudra (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It frames natural disturbances and directional omens as meaningful “nimittas,” urging devotees to re-center worship on the Pati (Śiva/Īśāna) through steadiness, propitiation, and right ritual order when the world shows signs of imbalance.

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

By naming Īśāna and “raudra” signs, it points to Śiva as the sovereign regulator of cosmic forces—whose presence is read both in auspicious seasonal harmony and in fierce, corrective upheavals that remind the pashu (soul) of its dependence on the Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nimitta-aware Śaiva practice: observing portents, performing Śiva-śānti (pacificatory worship) and maintaining Pāśupata-style inner steadiness so fear (bhīma-nimitta) does not tighten pasha (bondage) but becomes a cue for surrender and purification.