Shloka 8

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

त्वत्प्रसादात्स्वयं विष्णुः सत्त्वेन पुरुषोत्तमः कालमूर्ते हरे विष्णो नारायण जगन्मय

Transliteration

tvatprasādātsvayaṃ viṣṇuḥ sattvena puruṣottamaḥ kālamūrte hare viṣṇo nārāyaṇa jaganmaya

Translation

Sa Iyong biyaya, si Vishnu mismo—nakaugat sa sattva—ay nagiging Purushottama. O Hari, O Vishnu, O Narayana, Ikaw na anyo ng Panahon at lumalaganap sa sansinukob: ang lahat ng ito’y sa pamamagitan ng Pati, na ang pabor ay nagbibigay-lakas sa gawain ng pag-iingat.

Word by Word

• tvat-prasādāt: by your grace

• svayam: himself/indeed

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu

• sattvena: by/through sattva (purity, lucidity)

• puruṣottamaḥ: the Supreme Person

• kāla-mūrte: O one whose form is Time

• hare: O Hari (remover of sins)

• viṣṇo: O Vishnu

• nārāyaṇa: O Narayana

• jagat-maya: pervading/consisting of the universe

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a devotional address within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva framing)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Narayana
• Hari
• Kala (Time)

FAQs

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

It frames Vishnu’s cosmic role (preservation) as dependent on anugraha—grace from the supreme Pati (Shiva). In Linga worship, this supports the Siddhanta view that all powers and offices operate through Shiva’s sanction.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent source whose prasāda empowers even Vishnu’s sattvic supremacy; thus Shiva is Pati—independent, granting capacity and authority to other deities and to pashus (souls).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes bhakti and śaraṇāgati (devotional surrender) as the doorway to prasāda. In Pashupata-oriented practice, this aligns with seeking Pati’s grace to loosen pāśa (bondage) and stabilize sattva for liberation.