Shloka 161

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

गोपयामास कमलं तदैकं भुवनेश्वरः हृतपुष्पो हरिस्तत्र किमिदं त्वभ्यचिन्तयत्

Transliteration

gopayāmāsa kamalaṃ tadaikaṃ bhuvaneśvaraḥ hṛtapuṣpo haristatra kimidaṃ tvabhyacintayat

Translation

Então o Senhor dos mundos ocultou aquele único lótus. Hari, ao perceber que sua oferenda floral fora tomada, refletiu ali: “Que é isto que aconteceu?”

Word by Word

• gopayāmāsa: concealed/kept hidden

• kamalam: lotus

• tat: that

• ekam: one/single

• bhuvaneśvaraḥ: the Lord of the worlds (Pati, Shiva)

• hṛta-puṣpaḥ: whose flower has been taken/robbed of the flower

• hariḥ: Hari (Vishnu)

• tatra: there/in that place

• kim: what

• idam: this

• tu: indeed/then

• abhyacintayat: contemplated/reflected

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

It shows that Shiva (Pati) may test the devotee’s offering; the essence of Linga-puja is unwavering bhakti and inner intention, not merely the external completeness of ritual items.

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

Shiva appears as Bhuvaneśvara—the sovereign Lord who can veil and reveal; as Pati he governs the play of concealment (tirodhāna) to mature the devotee’s consciousness toward surrender.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-focused discipline: steadfast concentration and devotion when an offering is obstructed—an inner Pashupata attitude of unbroken remembrance despite external disruption.