Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

नमो ऽनन्ताय सूक्ष्माय नमस्ते मृत्युमन्यवे पराय परमेशाय परात्परतराय ते

Transliteration

namo 'nantāya sūkṣmāya namaste mṛtyumanyave parāya parameśāya parātparatarāya te

Translation

அனந்தனே, நுண்ணிய வடிவனே—உமக்கு வணக்கம். மரணத்தை வெல்லும் மன்யுவே—உமக்கு வணக்கம். பரமான பரமேசுவரனே, பராத்பரத்திற்கும் மேலானவனே—உமக்கு प्रणாமம்।

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutations

• anantāya: to the Infinite/Endless One

• sūkṣmāya: to the Subtle/imperceptible One

• namas te: salutations to You

• mṛtyu-manyave: to the Fury/Power that conquers Death (the destroyer of death)

• parāya: to the Supreme/Transcendent

• parameśāya: to the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara)

• parāt-para-tarāya: to the One beyond even the beyond (higher than the highest)

• te: to You

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-puja as worship of the formless, subtle, infinite Pati (Shiva) who transcends all categories—so the Linga becomes a supported focus for realizing the beyond-form Supreme.

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

Shiva is presented as Ananta (limitless), Sūkṣma (beyond sensory grasp), and Parātparatara (beyond the highest), indicating the Siddhanta view of Shiva as the supreme Pati who surpasses Prakriti and all tattvas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Japa and contemplative upāsanā are implied: repeating salutations while meditating on Shiva as subtle and death-conquering (Mrityunjaya), aligning the pashu (soul) toward liberation from pāśa (bondage).