Shloka 189

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

अयाचत महादेवं ब्रह्माणं मुनिभिः समम् मया प्रोक्तं स्तवं दिव्यं पद्मयोने सुशोभनम्

Transliteration

ayācata mahādevaṃ brahmāṇaṃ munibhiḥ samam mayā proktaṃ stavaṃ divyaṃ padmayone suśobhanam

Translation

മുനികളോടൊപ്പം ബ്രഹ്മാവ് മഹാദേവനെ പ്രാർത്ഥിച്ചു; ഹേ പദ്മയോനേ, ഞാൻ നിനക്കു ഈ ദിവ്യസ്തവം പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു—സ്തുതിയിൽ അത്യന്തം ശോഭനമായത്.

Word by Word

• अयाचत: implored, beseeched

• महादेवं: Mahādeva (Śiva, the Pati—Lord)

• ब्रह्माणं: Brahmā

• मुनिभिः: with sages

• समम्: together, in unison

• मया: by me

• प्रोक्तं: spoken, taught

• स्तवं: hymn of praise (stotra)

• दिव्यं: divine, luminous

• पद्मयोने: O Lotus-born (epithet of Brahmā)

• सुशोभनम्: very beautiful, splendid

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrator, reporting the episode and addressing Brahma as Padmayoni within the narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It frames stotra (divine praise) and humble supplication as a primary approach to Mahādeva—supporting Linga worship as devotion rooted in surrender to Pati, not mere external rite.

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

By showing Brahmā and the sages imploring Mahādeva, it implies Shiva’s supremacy as Pati—the Lord to whom even cosmic authorities turn for grace and resolution of bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Stotra-japa and śaraṇāgati (surrender) are highlighted—key inner limbs aligned with Pāśupata orientation, where devotion and praise purify the paśu (soul) toward liberation.