Shloka 67

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

भ्राजिष्णुर् भोजनं भोक्ता लोकनेता दुराधरः अतीन्द्रियो महामायः सर्वावासश्चतुष्पथः

Transliteration

bhrājiṣṇur bhojanaṃ bhoktā lokanetā durādharaḥ atīndriyo mahāmāyaḥ sarvāvāsaścatuṣpathaḥ

Translation

भ्राजिष्णुर्भोजनं भोक्ता लोकनेता दुराधरः। अतीन्द्रियो महामायः सर्वावासश्चतुष्पथः॥

Word by Word

• भ्राजिष्णुः: the shining/radiant one

• भोजनम्: food, nourishment (that which sustains)

• भोक्ता: the enjoyer/experiencer

• लोकनेता: leader/guide of the worlds

• दुराधरः: hard to restrain, difficult to overcome

• अतीन्द्रियः: beyond the senses

• महामायः: possessor/source of great Māyā (cosmic power of manifestation)

• सर्वावासः: one who dwells in all abodes, all-pervading refuge

• चतुष्पथः: the four-way crossing

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It supports Linga-upāsanā by declaring Shiva as both the immanent sustainer (bhोजनम्) and the transcendent Lord (atīndriya), so the Linga is worshipped as the all-pervading Pati who is present in every abode yet beyond sensory grasp.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati who leads all worlds (lokanetā), unconquerable (durādhara), and beyond the senses (atīndriya), while also wielding mahāmāyā—the power by which pashus experience the manifested universe under pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Pāśupata-oriented contemplation: meditate on Shiva as sarvāvāsa (indwelling in all) while remaining atīndriya (beyond sense), training the yogin to loosen pasha by shifting identity from bhoktṛ-bhāva (limited enjoyer) to devotion toward the supreme Bhoktā (Shiva).