Shloka 83

Devanagari script

वैरम्भश् च तथा मुख्यो ह्य् अन्तर्यामः प्रभञ्जनः कूर्मकश् च तथा श्येनः श्वेतः कृष्णस् तथानिलः

Transliteration

vairambhaś ca tathā mukhyo hy antaryāmaḥ prabhañjanaḥ kūrmakaś ca tathā śyenaḥ śvetaḥ kṛṣṇas tathānilaḥ

Translation

वैरम्भश्च तथा मुख्यो ह्यन्तर्यामः प्रभञ्जनः। कूर्मकश्च तथा श्येनः श्वेतः कृष्णस्तथानिलः॥

Word by Word

• वैरम्भः (vairambhaḥ): Vairambha (a powerful form/name associated with wind-force)

• च (ca): and

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• मुख्यः (mukhyaḥ): the Chief, principal

• हि (hi): indeed

• अन्तर्यामः (antaryāmaḥ): the Inner Ruler/Indweller (Antaryāmin)

• प्रभञ्जनः (prabhañjanaḥ): the shattering gale, the mighty wind

• कूर्मकः (kūrmakaḥ): Kūrmaka (a prāṇa/vāyu designation

• च (ca): and

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• श्येनः (śyenaḥ): Śyena (hawk

• श्वेतः (śvetaḥ): white, luminous

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ): black, dark

• तथा (tathā): and also

• अनिलः (anilaḥ): wind, breath (vāyu).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s names/attributes to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the indwelling Antaryāmin and the very prāṇa-vāyu; in Linga worship this supports meditating on the Linga not merely as an outer icon but as the Inner Lord who animates and purifies the worshipper.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as all-pervading governance: He is the ‘Chief’ and ‘Inner Ruler’ who manifests as dynamic forces (wind, breath, swift movement, light/dark polarity) while remaining the sovereign Pati beyond the pashu and its bonds.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A prāṇa-centered contemplation is implied: in Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā, one aligns breath-awareness with the Antaryāmin Shiva, using japa and inner focus to weaken pāśas (bondages) and stabilize devotion to the Linga.