Shloka 44

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

महर्षिः कपिलाचार्यो विश्वदीप्तिस्त्रिलोचनः पिनाकपाणिर् भूदेवः स्वस्तिदः स्वस्तिकृत्सदा

Transliteration

maharṣiḥ kapilācāryo viśvadīptistrilocanaḥ pinākapāṇir bhūdevaḥ svastidaḥ svastikṛtsadā

Translation

அவர் மகரிஷி; கபிலாசார்யராகப் போற்றத்தக்கவர்; விஸ்வதீப்தி—அனைத்துலகையும் ஒளிரச் செய்பவன்; திரிலோசனன். பினாகபாணி—பினாக வில்லைத் தாங்கியவன்; பூதேவன்—பூமியில் தேவனென வணங்கப்படுபவன்; சுவஸ்தி அளிப்பவன், என்றும் சுவஸ்தியை உருவாக்குபவன்.

Word by Word

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ): great seer

• कपिलाचार्यः (kapilācāryaḥ): Kapila as the preceptor (supreme teacher-form)

• विश्वदीप्तिः (viśvadīptiḥ): universal radiance/illumination

• त्रिलोचनः (trilocanaḥ): the three-eyed Lord

• पिनाकपाणिः (pinākapāṇiḥ): he whose hand holds Pināka (Shiva’s bow)

• भूदेवः (bhūdevaḥ): lord/divinity of the earth (revered as the deity sustaining the world)

• स्वस्तिदः (svastidaḥ): giver of welfare/auspiciousness

• स्वस्तिकृत् (svastikṛt): maker/creator of welfare

• सदा (sadā): always, ever.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s names to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kapila

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a meditative nama-list for Linga-puja: by naming Shiva as universal radiance (viśvadīpti) and the giver/maker of welfare (svastida, svastikṛt), the worshipper aligns the pashu (soul) toward the Pati for auspiciousness and protection.

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

Shiva is presented as both transcendent and immanent: the illuminating ground of the cosmos (viśvadīpti), the sovereign witness (trilocana), and the active lord who grants and establishes well-being (svastida/svastikṛt), indicating Pati’s power to loosen pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nama-japa and dhyāna are implied: reciting these epithets during Linga-archana or Pashupata-oriented contemplation cultivates svasti (inner and outer welfare) and steadies the practitioner toward Shiva-centered liberation.