Shloka 26

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

नमः स्थैर्याय वपुषे तेजसानुव्रताय च अतीताय भविष्याय वर्तमानाय वै नमः

Transliteration

namaḥ sthairyāya vapuṣe tejasānuvratāya ca atītāya bhaviṣyāya vartamānāya vai namaḥ

Translation

ସ୍ଥୈର୍ୟସ୍ୱରୂପ ଦେହଧାରୀ, ତେଜସ୍‌ର ଅନୁବ୍ରତ (ତେଜୋମୟ) ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ନମଃ। ଅତୀତ, ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ ଓ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ—ତ୍ରିକାଳରୂପ ଧାରୀଙ୍କୁ ନମଃ।

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutations

• sthairyyāya: to steadfastness/immovable stability

• vapuṣe: to the embodied form

• tejasā: with splendor, with spiritual radiance

• anuvratāya: to the one who follows/abides in, ever faithful to

• ca: and

• atītāya: to the past

• bhaviṣyāya: to the future

• vartamānāya: to the present

• vai: indeed, truly

• namaḥ: salutations

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stuti within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-puja as worship of Shiva not merely as a deity in time, but as the very ground of time—past, present, and future—making the Linga the stable (sthairya) focus for devotion and contemplation.

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

Shiva is praised as simultaneously immanent (radiant presence and form) and transcendent (the one who encompasses all three divisions of time), fitting the Shaiva Siddhanta vision of Pati who governs kala while remaining untouched by bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Repeated namaskara and stuti with contemplation on Shiva as kala-traya (past–present–future) supports Pashupata-style dhyana: fixing the mind on the Lord’s steadfast, luminous reality to loosen pasha (bondage) upon the pashu (soul).