Shloka 152

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

वेद्यो वेदार्थविद्गोप्ता सर्वाचारो मुनीश्वरः अनुत्तमो दुराधर्षो मधुरः प्रियदर्शनः

Transliteration

vedyo vedārthavidgoptā sarvācāro munīśvaraḥ anuttamo durādharṣo madhuraḥ priyadarśanaḥ

Translation

तो वेदांनी जाणण्याजोगा, वेदार्थाचा ज्ञाता व रक्षक आहे। तो सर्व सदाचाराचा स्वरूप, मुनींचा ईश्वर—अनुत्तम, दुर्धर्ष, स्वभावतः मधुर व प्रियदर्शन आहे।

Word by Word

• वेद्यः (vedyaḥ): to be known/realized (through śruti)

• वेदार्थविद् (vedārtha-vid): knower of the meaning of the Vedas

• गोप्ता (goptā): protector/guardian

• सर्वाचारः (sarvācāraḥ): all conduct

• मुनीश्वरः (munīśvaraḥ): Lord of sages

• अनुत्तमः (anuttamaḥ): unsurpassed

• दुराधर्षः (durādharṣaḥ): difficult to overcome/assail

• मधुरः (madhuraḥ): sweet, gracious, gentle

• प्रियदर्शनः (priya-darśanaḥ): pleasing to behold

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stuti/Shiva-sahasranama segment to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga-Lord as the Veda-known Supreme (vedyaḥ) and as the guardian of Vedic meaning, grounding Linga-puja in śruti, right conduct (ācāra), and inner realization rather than mere external ritual.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati: the unsurpassed and unassailable Lord who both reveals and protects Vedic truth, while remaining compassionate and accessible—“gentle” and “pleasing to behold”—to the bound soul (paśu).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes śruti-based contemplation and dharmic ācāra as the foundation of Pashupata-oriented sadhana: knowing Shiva through Vedic meaning, living disciplined conduct, and approaching the Linga with reverent, steady devotion.