Shloka 9

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

महांस् तथा च भूतादिस् तन्मात्राणीन्द्रियाणि च त्वयैवाधिष्ठितान्येव विश्वमूर्ते महेश्वर

Transliteration

mahāṃs tathā ca bhūtādis tanmātrāṇīndriyāṇi ca tvayaivādhiṣṭhitānyeva viśvamūrte maheśvara

Translation

โอ้ มเหศวร ผู้มีรูปเป็นสากลจักรวาล! มหัต ภูตาทิ ตันมาตระ และอินทรีย์ทั้งหลาย—ล้วนมีพระองค์เป็นผู้สถิตครอบงำและกำกับเท่านั้น; พระองค์คือเจ้าอธิปติภายในของสิ่งเหล่านี้.

Word by Word

• mahān: Mahat, the great cosmic intellect

• tathā ca: and also

• bhūtādiḥ: the Bhūtādi principle (source of the gross elements / ahaṅkāra-based evolute)

• tanmātrāṇi: subtle elements (sound, touch, form, taste, smell)

• indriyāṇi: sense faculties (organs of knowledge and action)

• ca: and

• tvayā eva: by You alone

• adhiṣṭhitāni: presided over, established, indwelt

• eva: indeed

• viśva-mūrte: O You whose body is the universe

• maheśvara: O Great Lord (Pati of all)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn/praise within the chapter’s cosmological teaching)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as devotion to Shiva not merely as a deity-form but as the indwelling Lord (Pati) who presides over every tattva and faculty; the Linga signifies that all cosmic functions rest in Him.

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

Shiva is presented as viśvamūrti (cosmic-bodied) and adhishthātṛ (presiding inner ruler), the supreme Pati who governs Mahat, the subtle elements, and the senses—showing His transcendence and immanence together.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The Yogic takeaway is indriya-nigraha (mastery of the senses) in Pashupata-oriented practice—recognizing the senses and their objects as Shiva-governed and redirecting them toward Shiva through japa, dhyāna, and Linga-upāsanā.