Shloka 19

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

व्योमाङ्गणस्थो ऽथ हरिः पुण्डरीकनिभेक्षणः वसिष्ठमाह विश्वात्मा घृणया स घृणानिधिः

Transliteration

vyomāṅgaṇastho 'tha hariḥ puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇaḥ vasiṣṭhamāha viśvātmā ghṛṇayā sa ghṛṇānidhiḥ

Translation

अथ व्योमाङ्गणस्थो हरिः पुण्डरीकनिभेक्षणः, विश्वात्मा घृणानिधिः स वसिष्ठं घृणया उवाच।

Word by Word

• व्योमाङ्गणस्थः: standing in the vault/courtyard of the sky

• अथ: then

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)

• पुण्डरीक-निभ-ईक्षणः: lotus-like-eyed

• वसिष्ठम्: to Vasiṣṭha

• आह: said/spoke

• विश्व-आत्मा: the universal Self (immanent spirit)

• घृणया: with compassion/mercy

• सः: he

• घृणा-निधिः: an ocean/treasure-house of compassion

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal scene where Hari speaks to Vasiṣṭha)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

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

It frames the teaching as arising from divine compassion (anugraha). In Linga-oriented Shaiva practice, grace is the inner power by which the Pashu (soul) turns toward Pati (the Lord) and worship becomes transformative rather than merely external.

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

Though Hari is named, the verse highlights the Lord as viśvātmā (universal indwelling Self) and ghṛṇā-nidhi (storehouse of compassion)—qualities central to Shiva-tattva in Shaiva Siddhanta, where Pati pervades all and liberates through grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is stated in this line; the key takeaway is the primacy of compassion/grace as the driver of instruction—an essential principle behind Pashupata Yoga and Linga-puja, where discipline is guided by divine anugraha.