Shloka 27

Adhyaya 22 — शिवानुग्रहः, ब्रह्मतपः, एकादशरुद्राः तथा प्राणतत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

प्रणम्य संस्थितो ऽपश्यद् गायत्र्या विश्वमीश्वरम् सर्वलोकमयं देवं दृष्ट्वा स्तुत्वा पितामहः

Transliteration

praṇamya saṃsthito 'paśyad gāyatryā viśvamīśvaram sarvalokamayaṃ devaṃ dṛṣṭvā stutvā pitāmahaḥ

Translation

Tendo-se prostrado e permanecendo em serena compostura, Pitāmaha (Brahmā) contemplou—pelo poder da Gāyatrī—o Senhor que é o próprio universo. Ao ver esse Deva que permeia todos os mundos, ele O louvou.

Word by Word

• प्रणम्य: having bowed

• संस्थितः: standing firm/steadfast in posture

• अपश्यत्: he saw

• गायत्र्या: by (means of) the Gāyatrī (mantra/vidyā)

• विश्वम्: the universe

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord (Pati)

• सर्वलोकमयम्: consisting of/all-pervading in all worlds

• देवं: the Divine One

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• स्तुत्वा: having praised

• पितामहः: Pitāmaha, Brahmā

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Brahma’s experience within the Purva-Bhaga narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva
• Gayatri

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the sarvalokamaya (all-world-pervading) Pati, approached first through pranama and mantra (Gayatri), and then through stuti—establishing devotion and Vedic vidyā as supports for Linga-oriented realization.

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

Shiva is presented as Viśvam Īśvara—Lord who is not separate from the cosmos yet sovereign over it—indicating the immanent-and-transcendent Pati who pervades all lokas while remaining the object of praise and reverence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-upāsanā centered on Gāyatrī, combined with pranāma (humble surrender) and stuti (hymnic praise), pointing to a mantra-based contemplative method aligned with Pashupata-style orientation toward Pati.