Shloka 25

विष्णुरुवाच—एकाक्षर-प्रणव-लिङ्ग-व्याप्ति-शिवस्तोत्रम्

Devanagari script

सर्वाय च नमस्तुभ्यं नमो नारायणाय च नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय आदिदेवाय ते नमः

Transliteration

sarvāya ca namastubhyaṃ namo nārāyaṇāya ca namo hiraṇyagarbhāya ādidevāya te namaḥ

Translation

सर्वाय च नमस्तुभ्यं नमो नारायणाय च। नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय आदिदेवाय ते नमः॥

Word by Word

• सर्वाय (sarvāya): to the All / the Universal One

• च (ca): and

• नमः (namaḥ): salutations

• तुभ्यम् (tubhyam): to You

• नमो (namo): salutations

• नारायणाय (nārāyaṇāya): to Nārāyaṇa (the indwelling Lord, often identified with Viṣṇu)

• नमो (namo): salutations

• हिरण्यगर्भाय (hiraṇyagarbhāya): to Hiraṇyagarbha (the cosmic womb/creator principle, Brahmā)

• आदिदेवाय (ādidevāya): to the Primordial God

• ते (te): to You

• नमः (namaḥ): salutations

Speaker

Suta (narrating a received hymn of praise within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narayana (Vishnu)
• Hiranyagarbha (Brahma)

FAQs

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

It frames worship as direct surrender (namas) to the Supreme Pati who pervades all, while acknowledging that the same Lord is reflected as Nārāyaṇa and Hiraṇyagarbha—supporting Linga worship as devotion to the transcendent source behind all cosmic functions.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as the Ādi-Deva and the Sarva (All)—the ground of being that can be praised through the creator principle (Hiraṇyagarbha) and the indwelling sustainer (Nārāyaṇa), yet remains the one supreme reality beyond limited roles.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Namaskāra and stuti (verbal worship) are highlighted as core upacāras; in Pāśupata orientation, such praise supports turning the pashu (bound soul) away from pāśa (bondage) toward the Pati through remembrance and reverence.