Shloka 46

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

ईशानं विश्वरूपाख्यो विश्वरूपं तदाह माम्

Transliteration

īśānaṃ viśvarūpākhyo viśvarūpaṃ tadāha mām

Translation

ततः स विश्वरूपाख्यः मामाह—ईशानं विश्वरूपं तदिति; ईशान एव विश्वरूपत्वेन प्रतिष्ठितः।

Word by Word

• ईशानम् (īśānam): Īśāna, the Lord (Shiva)

• विश्वरूपाख्यः (viśvarūpākhyaḥ): one named/known as Viśvarūpa

• विश्वरूपम् (viśvarūpam): the universal all-form

• तदा (tadā): then/at that time

• आह (āha): said/spoke

• माम् (mām): to me

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal account)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Ishana)
• Vishvarupa

FAQs

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

It frames Īśāna (Shiva) as Viśvarūpa—the all-pervading reality—supporting Linga worship as devotion to the formless Pati represented through a sacred form.

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

Shiva is identified with the Universal Form itself, implying he is the Pati who pervades and transcends creation, while beings remain Pashu bound by Pāśa until liberated by his grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Meditative upāsanā is implied: contemplate Īśāna as Viśvarūpa—seeing all worlds, beings, and elements as pervaded by Shiva—an inner orientation aligned with Pāśupata-style Shiva-dhyāna.