Shloka 9

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

महोदधीनां प्रभवे द्वीपानां प्रभवे नमः अद्रीणां प्रभवे चैव वर्षाणां प्रभवे नमः

Transliteration

mahodadhīnāṃ prabhave dvīpānāṃ prabhave namaḥ adrīṇāṃ prabhave caiva varṣāṇāṃ prabhave namaḥ

Translation

महासागरांच्या प्रभवाला नमस्कार, द्वीपांच्या प्रभवाला नमस्कार। पर्वतांच्या प्रभवाला तसेच पृथ्वीवरील वर्ष-प्रदेशांच्या प्रभवाला नमस्कार॥

Word by Word

• mahodadhīnām: of the great oceans

• prabhave: to the source/origin-cause

• dvīpānām: of the islands/continents

• namaḥ: salutation

• adrīṇām: of the mountains

• ca eva: and indeed

• varṣāṇām: of the terrestrial regions (varṣas)

• prabhave: to the source

• namaḥ: salutation

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva stuti context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva (the Linga’s reality) as jagat-kāraṇa—the causal ground of the world—so worship is not limited to a local icon but honors the Pati who supports all realms, oceans, mountains, and lands.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as prabhava, the originating source behind manifest forms; the verse points to Shiva as Pati, the sovereign cause in whom the cosmos arises and by whom it is sustained.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A stuti-based upāsanā: contemplative praise that trains Pashupata-oriented vision to perceive all created structures as dependent on Pati, loosening pasha (bondage) through remembrance and devotion.