Shloka 65

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

योगी योग्यो महारेताः सिद्धः सर्वादिर् अग्निदः वसुर्वसुमनाः सत्यः सर्वपापहरो हरः

Transliteration

yogī yogyo mahāretāḥ siddhaḥ sarvādir agnidaḥ vasurvasumanāḥ satyaḥ sarvapāpaharo haraḥ

Translation

พระองค์ทรงเป็นโยคี ผู้พึงบรรลุด้วยโยคะ; ทรงเป็นมหาเรตัส ผู้มีฤทธิ์ไม่สิ้นสุด เป็นสิทธะและเหตุแรกแห่งสรรพสิ่ง ทรงประทานอัคนี เป็นวสุและวสุมานัส เป็นสัจจธรรม ทรงขจัดบาปทั้งปวง เป็นหระ—พระศิวะผู้ตัดเครื่องผูกพัน.

Word by Word

• योगी (yogī): the supreme Yogi

• योग्यः (yogyaḥ): worthy/fit to be attained or worshipped

• महारेताः (mahāretāḥ): of great seminal power, inexhaustible creative potency

• सिद्धः (siddhaḥ): the perfected one, ever-accomplished

• सर्वादिः (sarvādiḥ): the beginning/source of all

• अग्निदः (agnidaḥ): giver of Agni, bestower of sacred fire/fiery energy

• वसुः (vasuḥ): wealth, luminous essence, one of the Vasus

• वसुमनाः (vasumanāḥ): benevolent-minded, rich in noble intention

• सत्यः (satyaḥ): truth, the real

• सर्वपापहरः (sarvapāpaharaḥ): remover of all sins

• हरः (haraḥ): the remover, the one who takes away (pāśa/bondage)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva’s liturgical names used in Linga-puja: as the supreme Yogi and the remover of sin and bondage (Hara), it frames worship as purification of the pashu (soul) by surrender to the Pati.

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

Shiva is portrayed as Satya (ultimate Reality) and Sarvādi (the source of all), simultaneously immanent as Agnida (bestowing sacred fire/energy) and transcendent as Siddha (ever-perfect), who removes pāpa and ultimately pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights Yoga-oriented devotion: Shiva is both Yogī (the archetype of yogic mastery) and Yogya (the proper object of yogic realization), implying Pashupata-aligned practice where inner discipline and Linga worship converge toward liberation.