Shloka 22

Devanagari script

सहस्रपादसौ वह्निर् वृत्तकुम्भनिभः स्मृतः आदत्ते स तु नाडीनां सहस्रेण समन्ततः

Transliteration

sahasrapādasau vahnir vṛttakumbhanibhaḥ smṛtaḥ ādatte sa tu nāḍīnāṃ sahasreṇa samantataḥ

Translation

ఆ వహ్ని ‘సహస్రపాదుడు’ అని స్మృతుడు, రూపంలో వృత్తకుంభంలా ఉన్నవాడని చెప్పబడెను; అతడు చుట్టూరా సహస్ర నాడుల ద్వారా గ్రహిస్తాడు।

Word by Word

• सहस्र-पादः: thousand-footed (having a thousand ‘supports/feet’)

• असौ: this (indeed)

• वह्निः: fire, inner fire

• वृत्त-कुम्भ-निभः: resembling a round pot

• स्मृतः: is remembered/said to be

• आदत्ते: draws in, takes up, gathers

• सः: that (fire)

• तु: indeed

• नाडीनाम्: of the nāḍīs (subtle channels)

• सहस्रेण: by/through a thousand

• समन्ततः: from all sides, all around

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya; describing yogic inner physiology within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva framework)

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

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

It links outer Linga-puja with inner worship: the yogin kindles the inner vahni that gathers prāṇa through the nāḍīs, making the body a fit vessel for devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

By presenting an all-pervading, many-channelled ‘fire’ that operates from every side, it hints at Shiva’s governance as Pati—subtly ordering the energies that move within the pashu while remaining beyond them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Subtle-body discipline centered on nāḍī-flow and inner heat (vahni)—a Pashupata-aligned yogic contemplation where prāṇa is gathered and regulated rather than dispersed.