Shloka 65

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

रुद्रसाधारणं चैव चिह्नितं विकृताकृति ततः संहाररूपेण सुव्यक्तः परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

rudrasādhāraṇaṃ caiva cihnitaṃ vikṛtākṛti tataḥ saṃhārarūpeṇa suvyaktaḥ parameśvaraḥ

Translation

रुद्रसाधारणं चैव चिह्नितं विकृताकृति। ततः संहाररूपेण सुव्यक्तः परमेश्वरः॥

Word by Word

• रुद्र-साधारणम्: common to Rudra / belonging characteristically to Rudra

• च एव: and indeed

• चिह्नितम्: marked, signified

• विकृत-आकृति: extraordinary/altered (awe-inspiring) form

• ततः: then/thereafter

• संहार-रूपेण: in the form of dissolution (reabsorption)

• सु-व्यक्तः: clearly manifest

• परम-ईश्वरः: the Supreme Lord (Pati, Parameśvara)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Parameshvara

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga/cihna as Rudra’s distinctive sign through which Parameśvara becomes directly apprehensible; worship of the sign leads the devotee from visible symbol to the Lord who governs saṃhāra and grants release.

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

Shiva is presented as Parameśvara (Pati) who manifests as the power of dissolution—reabsorbing the cosmos and, at the inner level, dissolving impurities and bonds (pāśa) that confine the soul (paśu).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to contemplative Linga-upāsanā: meditating on the marked sign as Rudra’s presence and internalizing saṃhāra as yogic dissolution of limiting identifications—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented renunciation and purification.