Shloka 25

Vighneshvara-Prashna and Deva-Krita Shiva-Stava

Adhyaya 104

Devanagari script

सर्वसंकल्पशून्याय सर्वस्माद्रक्षिताय ते आदिमध्यान्तशून्याय चित्संस्थाय नमोनमः

Transliteration

sarvasaṃkalpaśūnyāya sarvasmādrakṣitāya te ādimadhyāntaśūnyāya citsaṃsthāya namonamaḥ

Translation

హే భగవన్! సమస్త సంకల్పాల నుండి శూన్యుడవై, సమస్త పరిమితుల నుండి రక్షితుడవై, ఆది‑మధ్య‑అంతములేని వాడవై, శుద్ధ చిత్‌లో స్థితుడవైన నీకు పునఃపునః నమస్కారం।

Word by Word

• सर्वसंकल्पशून्याय: to the One devoid of all saṅkalpas (mental constructs/intentional projections)

• सर्वस्मात्: from everything/from all sides (i.e., from all limiting conditions)

• रक्षिताय: protected/guarded (unassailable, untouched)

• ते: to You

• आदि: beginning

• मध्य: middle

• अन्त: end

• शून्याय: devoid of/empty of

• चित्संस्थाय: established in Consciousness (Cit), abiding as awareness

• नमोनमः: salutations again and again

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points Linga-worship toward the formless Pati—Shiva as pure Consciousness beyond mental projections—so the external Linga becomes a support for inner dissolution of saṅkalpa and recognition of Shiva-tattva.

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

Shiva is portrayed as nirvikalpa (free of saṅkalpa), untouched by all limiting conditions, and beyond temporal structure (no beginning, middle, or end), abiding as Cit—the supreme Pati who transcends pasha while liberating the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pashupata-oriented inner practice: saṅkalpa-śūnyatā (dropping mental constructions) during japa/dhyāna on the Linga, stabilizing awareness in Cit as the means to loosen pasha (bondage).