Shloka 45

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

प्रभावाद्देवदेवस्य शंभोः साक्षात्पिनाकिनः शर्वस्य शङ्करस्यास्य सर्वज्ञस्य महामुनिः

Transliteration

prabhāvāddevadevasya śaṃbhoḥ sākṣātpinākinaḥ śarvasya śaṅkarasyāsya sarvajñasya mahāmuniḥ

Translation

دیوؤں کے دیو شَمبھو—ساکشات پیناک دھاری شَرو، شنکر، سب کچھ جاننے والے پرَبھُو—اُن کے الٰہی اثر سے مہامنی کو براہِ راست ساکشاتکار حاصل ہوا۔

Word by Word

• prabhāvāt: by the power/majesty

• devadevasya: of the God of gods

• śaṃbhoḥ: of Śambhu (the auspicious Lord)

• sākṣāt: directly/manifestly

• pinākinaḥ: of the bearer of Pināka (Shiva)

• śarvasya: of Śarva (the destroyer/remover)

• śaṅkarasya: of Śaṅkara (bestower of auspiciousness)

• asya: of this (Lord)

• sarvajñasya: of the omniscient one

• mahāmuniḥ: the great sage

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga account to the sages of Naimisharanya; contextual attribution)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that realization arises from Shiva’s prabhāva (divine potency/anugraha), the inner fruit sought through Linga-upāsanā—devotion culminating in direct spiritual insight rather than mere external rite.

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

Shiva is portrayed as Pati—Devadeva, omniscient (sarvajña), and directly manifest (sākṣāt)—whose multiple names indicate his functions: removing bondage (Śarva) and bestowing auspiciousness (Śaṅkara) through grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to jñāna born of anugraha: in Pāśupata-oriented practice, disciplined worship and contemplation mature into sākṣātkāra (direct realization) by the Lord’s power.