Vamana Purana — Shukra's Samjivani, Shloka 40

Shukra’s Saṃjīvanī, Shiva’s Containment of the Asuras, and Indra’s Recovery of Power

Devanagari script

शुक्र उवाच/ विश्वरूप महारूप विश्वरूपाक्षसूत्रधृक् सहस्राक्ष महादेव त्वामहं शरणं गतः

Transliteration

śukra uvāca/ viśvarūpa mahārūpa viśvarūpākṣasūtradhṛk sahasrākṣa mahādeva tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

Translation

சுக்ரர் கூறினார்— ஓ விஸ்வரூபனே, ஓ மஹாரூபனே, விஸ்வத்தின் கண்களே மணிகளாகிய மாலையைத் தரித்தவனே! ஓ ஆயிரம் கண்களுடைய மகாதேவனே, நான் உம்மைச் சரணடைந்தேன்.

Speakers

• Śukra (Bhārgava) addressing Śiva (Mahādeva)

Primary Deities

• Śiva

Key Themes

• Śaraṇāgati (refuge)
• Śiva’s cosmic form (Viśvarūpa)
• Stuti (praise)
• Omniscience (sahasrākṣa)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why is Śiva called ‘Viśvarūpa’ here?

The epithet frames Śiva as the cosmic totality—one whose body encompasses all forms. In the Andhaka-related narrative context, it underscores Śiva’s supremacy and the futility of resisting him.

What does ‘viśvarūpākṣasūtradhṛk’ imply?

It poetically links Śiva’s rosary (akṣasūtra) with the universe’s ‘eyes’ (akṣa), suggesting omniscient counting/ordering of beings and time, and Śiva’s role as lord of japa and cosmic measure.

Is any pilgrimage geography encoded in this verse?

Not directly. Unlike the tīrtha-mahātmya portions of the Vāmana Purāṇa, this verse is purely devotional and theological, without named sites.