Shloka 106

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

स्थाने तव महादेव चेष्टेयं परमेश्वर पूर्वदेवाश् च देवाश् च समास्तव यतः प्रभो

Transliteration

sthāne tava mahādeva ceṣṭeyaṃ parameśvara pūrvadevāś ca devāś ca samāstava yataḥ prabho

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาเทพ ข้าแต่ปรเมศวร การกระทำนี้เหมาะสมยิ่งในพระสถิตของพระองค์; เพราะข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ทั้งเทพดั้งเดิมและเทพทั้งปวงในกาลนี้ล้วนรวมและดำรงอยู่ในพระองค์

Word by Word

• स्थाने: is fitting/proper

• तव: in your/for you

• महादेव: O Mahadeva

• चेष्टा: act/endeavor

• इयं (चेष्टेयं): this (act)

• परमेश्वर: O Supreme Lord

• पूर्वदेवाः: the former/ancient gods

• च: and

• देवाः: the gods

• च: and

• समाः: together/collected

• तव: in you/with you

• यतः: because/since/for

• प्रभो: O Lord

Speaker

Devas (within Suta’s narration to the sages at Naimisharanya; contextual attribution)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It establishes Mahādeva as the supreme locus of all divine powers, supporting the Linga as the primary symbol of Pati (the Lord) in whom all devas are contained and to whom worship is rightly directed.

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

Shiva is portrayed as Parameśvara, the all-containing ground of divinity—transcendent yet immanent—within whom the hierarchy of gods is unified, reflecting the Shaiva Siddhānta emphasis on Pati as the ultimate reality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender) and deva-stuti as preparatory devotion—an inner orientation aligned with Pāśupata discipline, where the pashu turns toward Pati as the sole refuge beyond pasha (bondage).