Shloka 8

विष्णुरुवाच—एकाक्षर-प्रणव-लिङ्ग-व्याप्ति-शिवस्तोत्रम्

Devanagari script

जलाय जलभूताय नमस्ते जलव्यापिने पृथिव्यै चान्तरिक्षाय पृथिवीव्यापिने नमः

Transliteration

jalāya jalabhūtāya namaste jalavyāpine pṛthivyai cāntarikṣāya pṛthivīvyāpine namaḥ

Translation

హే శివా! జలరూపుడవై, జలతత్త్వరూపుడవై, జలమంతటా వ్యాపించినవాడవై నీకు నమస్కారం. భూమిరూపుడవై, అంతరిక్షరూపుడవై, భూమిలో సర్వవ్యాపివైన నీకు నమస్కారం.

Word by Word

• जलाय (jalāya): to/unto Water

• जलभूताय (jalabhūtāya): to the water-elemental principle, the very essence of water

• नमस्ते (namas te): salutations to You

• जलव्यापिने (jalavyāpine): to the all-pervader within water

• पृथिव्यै (pṛthivyai): to Earth

• च (ca): and

• अन्तरिक्षाय (antarikṣāya): to the intermediate space/atmosphere

• पृथिवीव्यापिने (pṛthivīvyāpine): to the all-pervader within earth

• नमः (namaḥ): reverence/salutation

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shaiva stuti within the Linga Purana’s discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It trains the devotee to worship the Linga not as a limited icon but as Pati who pervades the elements—especially water, earth, and the mid-space—making daily offerings (jala, bhūmi, ākāśa-bhāva) acts of cosmic recognition.

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

Shiva is invoked both as the element (bhūta) and as the indwelling pervader (vyāpin), indicating transcendence-with-immanence: He is present as the world’s substance and also as the Lord who permeates it without being bound by it.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It aligns with bhūta-śuddhi and Pāśupata contemplation: the sādhaka dissolves the sense of separateness (pāśa), recognizes the soul (paśu) as dependent, and meditates on Shiva (Pati) as the pervading reality within the elements used in pūjā.