Shloka 16

Devanagari script

बृहत्त्वाद् बृंहणत्वाच्च भावानां सकलाश्रयात् यस्माद्धारयते भावान् ब्रह्म तेन निरुच्यते

Transliteration

bṛhattvād bṛṃhaṇatvācca bhāvānāṃ sakalāśrayāt yasmāddhārayate bhāvān brahma tena nirucyate

Translation

เพราะพระองค์ทรงไพศาล ทรงยังความแผ่ขยาย และทรงเป็นที่พึ่งอันเป็นสากลของสรรพภาวะ—เพราะทรงค้ำจุนสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวง จึงทรงได้รับนามว่า ‘พรหมัน’

Word by Word

• बृहत्त्वात् (bṛhattvāt): from vastness, greatness

• बृंहणत्वात् (bṛṃhaṇatvāt): from the power of expanding/nourishing

• च (ca): and

• भावानाम् (bhāvānām): of beings, existents, states of manifestation

• सकल-आश्रयात् (sakala-āśrayāt): because of being the support/refuge of all

• यस्मात् (yasmāt): because/since

• धारयते (dhārayate): upholds, sustains, bears

• भावान् (bhāvān): beings, manifested entities

• ब्रह्म (brahma): Brahman, the supreme sustaining principle

• तेन (tena): therefore, by that reason

• निरुच्यते (nirucyate): is explained/defined/etymologically stated.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the doctrinal explanation to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

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

It frames the object of worship as the all-supporting, all-pervading Reality—what the Linga signifies: the sustaining Pati who upholds every manifested bhāva, making Linga-pūjā a contemplation of the cosmic support behind all forms.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, the qualities of vastness, expansion, and universal support align with Shiva as Pati: the supreme Lord who sustains the cosmos while remaining the transcendent ground in which all bhāvas abide.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily supports jñāna-oriented upāsanā: during Linga-pūjā or Pāśupata contemplation, one meditates on the Lord as the dhāraka (sustainer) of all beings, loosening pāśa (bondage) by recognizing the Pati as the inner support.