Shloka 44

Adhyaya 23: श्वेत-लोहित-पीत-कृष्ण-विश्व-कल्पेषु रुद्रस्वरूप-गायत्री-तत्त्ववर्णनम्

Devanagari script

या वै दृष्टा महासत्त्वा सर्वभूतधरा त्वया तस्माच्च विश्वरूपत्वं प्रजानां वै भविष्यति

Transliteration

yā vai dṛṣṭā mahāsattvā sarvabhūtadharā tvayā tasmācca viśvarūpatvaṃ prajānāṃ vai bhaviṣyati

Translation

నీవు దర్శించిన ఆ మహాసత్త్వా—సర్వభూతాధారిణి—ఆ కారణంగా ప్రజలకు నిశ్చయంగా విశ్వరూపత్వం కలుగుతుంది.

Word by Word

• yā: she/that (power)

• vai: indeed

• dṛṣṭā: seen/beheld

• mahāsattvā: of great essence/power

• sarva-bhūta-dharā: supporter/bearer of all beings

• tvayā: by you

• tasmāt: therefore

• ca: and

• viśva-rūpatvam: universal/multiform nature

• prajānām: of creatures/progeny

• vai: indeed

• bhaviṣyati: will be/shall arise

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal account, likely Brahma addressing a deity/vision-recipient)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It links the vision of the all-supporting Great Reality (read as Shiva-Shakti, the ground of the Liṅga) to the arising of diverse embodied forms, implying that worship of the Liṅga honors the very source that upholds and manifests all beings.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as the sarvabhūtadharā—Pati, the sustaining basis of all existence—whose cosmic potency, once realized, explains how the many forms of prajā (pashus in embodiment) unfold within His order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily highlights darśana (direct spiritual seeing) of the supporting Reality; in Pāśupata-oriented practice this corresponds to contemplative recognition of Pati as the ādhāra of all, strengthening vairāgya and steadiness in Liṅga-dhyāna rather than prescribing a specific external rite.