Shloka 90

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

मनोवेगो निशाचारः सर्वलोकशुभप्रदः सर्वावासी त्रयीवासी उपदेशकरो धरः

Transliteration

manovego niśācāraḥ sarvalokaśubhapradaḥ sarvāvāsī trayīvāsī upadeśakaro dharaḥ

Translation

அவர் மனத்தைவிட வேகமானவன்; ‘நிசாசரன்’—சாதாரண பார்வைக்கு எட்டாத இரவில் இயங்குபவன். அவர் எல்லா உலகங்களுக்கும் மங்களம் அருள்வான். அவர் எல்லா இல்லங்களிலும் வாசிப்பவன்; வேதத் திரயத்திலும் நிலைபெற்றவன். அவர் உபதேசம் அளிப்பவன்; அனைத்தையும் தாங்கும் ‘தரன்’.

Word by Word

• manovegaḥ: swifter than the mind

• niśācāraḥ: moving in the night / moving in hiddenness (beyond ordinary perception)

• sarva-loka: all worlds

• śubha-pradaḥ: bestower of auspicious good

• sarvā-vāsī: indweller in all abodes / omnipresent

• trayī-vāsī: abiding in the Vedic triad (Ṛg-Yajus-Sāman) / rooted in Vedic revelation

• upadeśa-karaḥ: giver of instruction / bestower of liberating teaching

• dharaḥ: bearer, supporter, sustainer (who upholds the worlds)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stotra/Sahasranama section 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 all-pervading indweller (sarvāvāsī) and Veda-established reality (trayī-vāsī), supporting the Shaiva view that Linga-puja is worship of the omnipresent Pati who upholds all worlds (dharaḥ).

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

Shiva is presented as transcending ordinary cognition (manovegaḥ) and perception (niśācāraḥ), yet immanent in all places (sarvāvāsī), the source of auspiciousness for all realms (sarvalokaśubhapradaḥ), and the revealer of liberating instruction (upadeśa-karaḥ)—the Pati who guides the pashu beyond pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Shiva as the giver of upadeśa, pointing to guru-centered Shaiva discipline (Pashupata-oriented instruction) where worship and practice are grounded in Vedic authority (trayī-vāsī) and aimed at receiving Shiva’s grace for auspiciousness and liberation.