Shloka 46

Devanagari script

वरुणो वायुसोमौ च ईशानो भगवान् हरिः पितामहश् च भगवान् शिवध्यानपरायणः

Transliteration

varuṇo vāyusomau ca īśāno bhagavān hariḥ pitāmahaś ca bhagavān śivadhyānaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

वरुणो वायुसोमौ च ईशानो भगवान् हरिः। पितामहश्च भगवान् शिवध्यानपरायणः॥

Word by Word

• वरुणः: Varuṇa (lord of waters)

• वायुः: Vāyu (wind-god)

• सोमौ: Soma (moon/deity of soma)

• च: and

• ईशानः: Īśāna (the Lordly aspect/name associated with Śiva’s sovereignty)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)

• पितामहः: Pitāmaha (Brahmā, the grandsire)

• च: and

• भगवान्: the Blessed

• शिव-ध्यान-परायणः: intent upon/wholly devoted to meditation on Śiva

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Varuna
• Vayu
• Soma
• Ishana
• Shiva
• Vishnu (Hari)
• Brahma (Pitamaha)

FAQs

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

It establishes that even the highest Vedic deities and cosmic rulers support Śiva through unwavering dhyāna, implying that Linga-pūjā is perfected by inner meditation on Pati (Śiva), not merely outer rite.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the supreme Lord whom even Hari and Brahmā contemplate—showing His transcendence and lordship over the devatā-order while remaining the inner object of yogic realization.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-dhyāna (continuous meditation on Śiva), central to Pāśupata-oriented practice: the pashu (bound soul) loosens pāśa (bondage) by fixing awareness on Pati.