Shloka 111

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

उवाच तान् सुरान्देवो महर्षींश् च पुरातनान् यथा जले जलं क्षिप्तं क्षीरं क्षीरे घृतं घृते

Transliteration

uvāca tān surāndevo maharṣīṃś ca purātanān yathā jale jalaṃ kṣiptaṃ kṣīraṃ kṣīre ghṛtaṃ ghṛte

Translation

Nagsalita ang Panginoon sa mga Deva at sa mga sinaunang dakilang rishi: “Gaya ng tubig na ibinuhos sa tubig ay nagiging iisa, gatas sa gatas ay nagiging iisa, at ghee sa ghee ay nagiging iisa—gayundin, ang nakaaalam ay dapat ilubog at ipagsanib ang kamalayan sa kataas-taasang Shiva-tattva, ang Pati (Śiva) na lampas sa lahat ng pagkakaiba.”

Word by Word

• uvāca: spoke

• tān: to them

• surān: the Devas

• devaḥ: the Lord

• maharṣīn: great seers

• ca: and

• purātanān: ancient/primeval

• yathā: just as

• jale: in water

• jalam: water

• kṣiptam: cast/poured

• kṣīram: milk

• kṣīre: in milk

• ghṛtam: ghee/clarified butter

• ghṛte: in ghee

Speaker

Shiva (Mahadeva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Maharshis

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as inner and outer integration: as offerings disappear into their own substance, the devotee’s pashu-consciousness is meant to dissolve into Shiva (Pati) through steady Linga-dhyana and bhakti.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as the self-identical reality in which all distinctions subside—like water in water—indicating the Lord as the non-fragmented ground where pasha (bondage) can no longer stand.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-style absorption (samāveśa): sustained contemplation where the mind is poured into Shiva, supported by Linga-puja, mantra-japa, and inward offering (antar-yāga) until separateness thins.