Shloka 148

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

सत्यव्रतमहात्यागी निष्ठाशान्तिपरायणः परार्थवृत्तिर् वरदो विविक्तः श्रुतिसागरः

Transliteration

satyavratamahātyāgī niṣṭhāśāntiparāyaṇaḥ parārthavṛttir varado viviktaḥ śrutisāgaraḥ

Translation

ఆయన సత్యవ్రత మహాత్యాగి; నిష్ఠావంతుడు, శాంతిపరాయణుడు. పరహితవృత్తి, వరదుడు, నిత్య వివిక్తుడు; శ్రుతిసాగరుడు।

Word by Word

• satya-vrata: vowed to truth

• mahā-tyāgī: great renunciant, one of vast sacrifice

• niṣṭhā: steadfastness, firm commitment

• śānti-parāyaṇaḥ: devoted to peace, established in tranquility

• para-artha-vṛttiḥ: whose conduct is for the good of others

• vara-daḥ: giver of boons, granter of grace

• viviktaḥ: secluded, detached, unentangled

• śruti-sāgaraḥ: ocean of Śruti, reservoir of Vedic revelation

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the worshipped Pati (Shiva) as Truth itself, the renunciant-Guru and giver of grace; Linga-puja is therefore not merely ritual, but alignment of the pashu with satya, śānti, and selfless conduct.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as transcendent detachment (vivikta) and immanent compassion (parārtha-vṛtti), the Lord who both embodies Śruti (śrutisāgara) and liberates through anugraha as varada.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-oriented discipline is implied: satya-vrata (truth-observance), tyāga/vairāgya (renunciation), and śānti-niṣṭhā (abiding peace) as inner supports to Linga-puja and the loosening of pāśa (bondage).