Shloka 16

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

द्यौर्मूर्धा ते विभो नाभिः खं वायुर्नासिकां गतः नेत्रे सोमश् च सूर्यश् च केशा वै पुष्करादयः

Transliteration

dyaurmūrdhā te vibho nābhiḥ khaṃ vāyurnāsikāṃ gataḥ netre somaś ca sūryaś ca keśā vai puṣkarādayaḥ

Translation

Ó Senhor onipenetrante, o céu é a Tua cabeça; o vasto firmamento é o Teu umbigo; o vento habita como as Tuas narinas. A Lua e o Sol são os Teus dois olhos, e as hostes nascidas do lótus, começando por Puṣkara, são os Teus próprios cabelos—assim o cosmos se revela como o Teu corpo.

Word by Word

• द्यौः: heaven

• मूर्धा: head

• ते: Your

• विभो: O all-pervading Lord

• नाभिः: navel

• खम्: the sky/space

• वायुः: wind

• नासिकाम्: nostril(s)

• गतः: entered/abiding

• नेत्रे: (two) eyes

• सोमः: Moon

• च: and

• सूर्यः: Sun

• च: and

• केशाः: hairs

• वै: indeed

• पुष्कर-आदयः: Puṣkara and others (a class of lotus-associated beings/deities)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, describing the cosmic form of Pati—Śiva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vayu
• Soma
• Surya
• Puṣkara

FAQs

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

It establishes that all cosmic powers are limbs of Śiva (Pati), so Linga-pūjā is not sectarian but a worship of the very ground of the universe—space, wind, sun, and moon—integrated in one Lord.

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

Śiva is presented as Vibhu (all-pervading) whose body is the cosmos itself; this supports the Siddhānta view of Pati as transcendent yet immanent, while pashus (souls) exist within His order and depend on His grace for release from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It points to contemplative upāsanā used in Pāśupata-oriented practice: meditating on cosmic correspondences (sun–moon as eyes, vāyu as breath) to internalize Śiva-smarana during japa, prāṇāyāma, and Linga-pūjā.