Shloka 125

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

Devanagari script

विद्युत्कोटिप्रतीकाशम् अष्टकाशं सुशोभनम् रूपमास्थाय लोके ऽस्मिन् संस्थिताय शिवात्मने

Transliteration

vidyutkoṭipratīkāśam aṣṭakāśaṃ suśobhanam rūpamāsthāya loke 'smin saṃsthitāya śivātmane

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระผู้เป็นเจ้าอันมีอาตมันเป็นศิวะ ผู้สถิตในโลกนี้ ทรงแปลงเป็นรูปอันงดงามยิ่ง สว่างดุจสายฟ้านับสิบล้าน และรุ่งเรืองด้วยรัศมีแปดประการ

Word by Word

• विद्युत्कोटि-प्रतीकाशम्: resembling ten million lightnings (immensely radiant)

• अष्ट-काशम्: eightfold shining/splendor (eightfold manifestation)

• सु-शोभनम्: exceedingly beautiful, auspicious

• रूपम्: form

• आस्थाय: having assumed, taking on

• लोके अस्मिन्: in this world

• संस्थिताय: abiding, established, present

• शिव-आत्मने: to Him whose very Self is Shiva / to the Shiva-natured Lord (Pati)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, within the Linga Purana’s descriptive eulogy context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as tangibly “established in this world” in a worship-worthy form—supporting Linga-upasana where the formless Pati is approached through an auspicious, radiant manifestation.

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

Shiva is portrayed as Pati—self-luminous, supremely auspicious, and present as the Shiva-essence (śivātman) that can be contemplated and realized beyond pasha (bondage) by the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhyana (meditative visualization) practice: contemplate Shiva’s lightning-like radiance and “eightfold splendor,” using focused awareness to turn the pashu toward Pati in Pashupata-oriented devotion.