Shloka 28

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

सुदर्शनं तथा चक्रं सहस्रवदनं विभुम् । द्विसहस्रभुजं देवमद्राक्षं पुरुषाकृतिम्

Transliteration

sudarśanaṃ tathā cakraṃ sahasravadanaṃ vibhum | dvisahasrabhujaṃ devamadrākṣaṃ puruṣākṛtim

Translation

Nasaksihan ko ang Makapangyarihang Diyos na lumalaganap sa lahat—na may anyong tulad ng tao—nagniningning at marikit, tangan ang Sudarśana na diskos, may sanlibong mukha at dalawang libong bisig.

Word by Word

• सुदर्शनम्: Sudarśana (the discus/name)
• सुदर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक; सु + दर्शन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• चक्रम्: discus/wheel
• चक्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• सहस्र: of a thousand
• सहस्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular (used in compound)

• वदनम्: face/mouth
• वदनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular; (समासाङ्ग: सहस्रवदनम्)

• विभुम्: mighty, all-pervading
• विभुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular; विशेषण (qualifying the deity/person seen)

• द्वि: two
• द्वि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral) used in compound; (समासाङ्ग: द्विसहस्रभुजम्)

• सहस्र: thousand
• सहस्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular (used in compound)

• भुजम्: arm
• भुजम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular; (समासाङ्ग: द्विसहस्रभुजम्)

• देवम्: god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• अद्राक्षम्: I saw
• अद्राक्षम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन — 1st sg aorist (parasmaipada)

• पुरुष: of a man/person
• पुरुष: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular (used in compound)

• आकृतिम्: form/shape
• आकृतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular; (समासाङ्ग: पुरुषाकृतिम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it is a viśvarūpa-style theophany (thousand faces, myriad arms) expressed in Śaiva idiom, presenting the Deity as vibhu (all-pervading) sustaining and governing the cosmos.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse emphasizes darśana (direct spiritual vision) of the Divine in a majestic saguna form, suggesting that the Infinite can reveal itself in perceivable attributes while remaining vibhu—all-pervading.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By describing an awe-inspiring manifest form, it supports saguna upāsanā as a valid doorway to realization; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such form-based devotion ultimately matures toward grasping the transcendent reality indicated by the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to dhyāna and darśana-bhāvanā—steady contemplation on the Divine’s auspicious attributes—supported by regular pūjā and mantra-japa (such as the Panchākṣarī, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to stabilize devotion.