Shloka 33

Devanagari script

वामदेवो महादेवः पाण्डुः परिदृढो दृढः विश्वरूपो विरूपाक्षो वागीशः शुचिरन्तरः

Transliteration

vāmadevo mahādevaḥ pāṇḍuḥ paridṛḍho dṛḍhaḥ viśvarūpo virūpākṣo vāgīśaḥ śucirantaraḥ

Translation

وہ وام دیو، سراسر خیر و برکت والا پروردگار ہے؛ وہی مہادیو، پرمیشور۔ وہ پاندُو—پاکیزہ اور درخشاں؛ نہایت مضبوط، اٹل۔ وہ وِشو روپ ہے، پھر بھی وِروپاکش تری نَیتر؛ واگیِش، باطن میں ہمیشہ پاک۔

Word by Word

• वामदेवः: Vāmadeva, the gracious/auspicious aspect of Shiva

• महादेवः: Mahādeva, the Supreme Great Lord (Pati)

• पाण्डुः: the pure, bright, radiant One

• परिदृढः: perfectly firm, thoroughly steadfast

• दृढः: unshakable, unwavering

• विश्वरूपः: whose form is the universe, all-pervading

• विरूपाक्षः: the three-eyed Lord, whose vision transcends ordinary appearance

• वागीशः: lord of speech/mantra, master of Veda and revelation

• शुचिरन्तरः: inwardly pure, pure within, indwelling purity

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Viśvarūpa (the universe-form) and Śucirantara (inner purity), guiding the devotee to see the Linga not as a mere object but as Pati pervading all, approached through purity, steadiness, and mantra.

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

Shiva is portrayed as both immanent and transcendent: immanent as Viśvarūpa (all-pervading reality) and transcendent as Virūpākṣa (the three-eyed seer beyond ordinary form), the unwavering Mahādeva who rules revelation as Vāgīśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies Pāśupata-oriented discipline: steadfastness (dṛḍhatā) in practice, inner purification (śuci) as a yogic requirement, and mantra-japa/vaidika recitation under Vāgīśa, the Lord of sacred speech.