Shloka 174

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

देवैरशान्तैर्यद्रूपं मदीयं भावयाव्ययम् किमायुधेन कार्यं वै योद्धुं देवारिसूदन

Transliteration

devairaśāntairyadrūpaṃ madīyaṃ bhāvayāvyayam kimāyudhena kāryaṃ vai yoddhuṃ devārisūdana

Translation

เหล่าเทวะผู้ยังไม่สงบได้เพ่งภาวนารูปอันไม่เสื่อมสลายของเราแล้ว แล้วศัสตราจะจำเป็นอันใด? โอ้ผู้ปราบศัตรูแห่งเทวะ จงออกไปสู่การรบ

Word by Word

• देवैः (devaiḥ): by the Devas

• अशान्तैः (aśāntaiḥ): by the restless/unpacified

• यत् (yat): which

• रूपम् (rūpam): form

• मदीयम् (madīyam): my

• भावय (bhāvaya): contemplate/meditate upon

• अव्ययम् (avyayam): imperishable, undecaying

• किम् (kim): what?

• आयुधेन (āyudhena): with a weapon

• कार्यम् (kāryam): purpose/need

• वै (vai): indeed

• योद्धुम् (yoddhum): to fight

• देवारि-सूदन (devāri-sūdana): slayer of the foes of the Devas

Speaker

Shiva (contextually, addressing a Deva-champion)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It emphasizes bhāvana (contemplative absorption) in Shiva’s avyaya-rūpa as the true source of strength—pointing to Linga worship as a means to anchor the mind in the imperishable Pati beyond mere external armaments.

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

Shiva is presented as avyaya—unchanging and imperishable—whose power is accessed through contemplation; this aligns with Shaiva Siddhanta’s Pati as the transcendent Lord who dissolves fear and overcomes pasha (bondage) when rightly realized.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Bhāvana/dhyāna on Shiva’s imperishable form—akin to Pashupata-oriented inner practice—where steadiness of awareness, not weapons, becomes the decisive means for victory over obstacles.