Shloka 24

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

अत्यन्तघोरं भगवन् नरसिंह वपुस्तव उपसंहर विश्वात्मंस् त्वमेव मम संनिधौ

Transliteration

atyantaghoraṃ bhagavan narasiṃha vapustava upasaṃhara viśvātmaṃs tvameva mama saṃnidhau

Translation

హే భగవన్ నరసింహా, నీ ఈ అత్యంత ఘోరమైన రూపమును ఉపసంహరించుము. హే విశ్వాత్మా, నీవే నా సన్నిధిలో నిలిచియున్నావు (అంతర్యామి రక్షకుడవు)।

Word by Word

• अत्यन्त-घोरम्: exceedingly terrifying

• भगवन्: O Lord

• नरसिंह: O Man-Lion Lord (Narasiṃha)

• वपुः: form/body

• तव: Your

• उपसंहर: withdraw/contract/bring to rest

• विश्वात्मन्: O Universal Self

• त्वम् एव: You alone

• मम: of me/to me

• संनिधौ: in the presence/nearby

Speaker

A devotee/deva addressing Narasiṃha within Sūta’s narration (internal dialogue)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Narasiṃha)
• Paramātman (Viśvātman)

FAQs

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

It highlights śānti and surrender: the devotee seeks the calming (upasaṃhāra) of a fierce manifestation and affirms the Lord as Viśvātman, aligning Linga worship with inner presence and pacification of fear.

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

By using the term Viśvātman, it points to the Pati-principle as the indwelling Universal Self—present “in my vicinity,” i.e., immediately accessible as the inner ruler beyond terrifying appearances.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A śānti-oriented stotra-prayoga: calming intense divine energy through prayer and recognition of the inner Lord—consistent with Pāśupata discipline of transforming bhaya (fear) into śaraṇāgati (refuge).