Shloka 40

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

सुप्रजाय सुमेधाय दीप्ताय भास्कराय च नमो बुद्धाय शुद्धाय विस्तृताय मताय च

Transliteration

suprajāya sumedhāya dīptāya bhāskarāya ca namo buddhāya śuddhāya vistṛtāya matāya ca

Translation

நல்ல சந்ததியை அருளும், உயர்ந்த ஞானமுடைய சிவனுக்கு வணக்கம்; ஒளிவீசும், சூரியனெனப் பிரகாசிப்பவனுக்கு வணக்கம். விழித்துணர்ந்த (புத்த) தூய இறைவனுக்கு வணக்கம்; எங்கும் பரந்தவனுக்கும், விரிந்தும் உறுதியான தத்துவமுடையவனுக்கும் வணக்கம்.

Word by Word

• su-prajāya: to the bestower of good progeny/auspicious generations

• su-medhāya: to the one of excellent intellect and discernment

• dīptāya: to the blazing, resplendent one

• bhāskarāya: to the sun-like illuminator (dispeller of ignorance)

• ca: and

• namaḥ: salutations

• buddhāya: to the awakened/knowing one (pure consciousness)

• śuddhāya: to the pure, stainless one

• vistṛtāya: to the expansive, all-pervading one

• matāya: to the established teaching/doctrine/true view

• ca: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stuti within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a stuti used in Linga-upasana, praising Shiva as the radiant, purifying Pati whose grace grants both worldly auspiciousness (good progeny) and inner illumination (sun-like wisdom).

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

Shiva is portrayed as śuddha (stainless), buddha (fully awakened consciousness), and vistṛta (all-pervading), indicating Pati who transcends pasha and illumines the pashu from within like Bhāskara.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Japa and stotra-recitation as part of Shiva-puja are implied; yogically, it points to cultivating medhā (discriminative insight) and śuddhi (purification) central to Pashupata-oriented Shiva-upasana.